How to Use in surgery in a Sentence

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  • While in surgery, doctors learned that the cyst had ruptured and Sanders had a liter of blood in her body.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023
  • At the hospital, he was told his brother was in surgery.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2023
  • Ongsiako was rushed to the hospital and was in surgery for more than seven hours.
    — Kathryne Teurfs, CBS News, 12 May 2023
  • One of the victims died from their injuries, and the second victim was in surgery, police said.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • This is the reliable way to measure blood pressure when in surgery or ICU.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2018
  • The victims were all in stable condition, and one was in surgery as of Monday night.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
  • Sunday, the child was in surgery at a Little Rock hospital.
    — Arkansas Online, 8 May 2022
  • Complications from that landed him back in surgery to deal with a blood clot.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The deputy was in surgery as of Tuesday night and is expected to survive his injuries, the statement said.
    — Adrienne Vogt, CNN, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Those eyes tell a story, even later, when Elliot is in surgery, decked in scrubs the color of a fresh wound and a mask that hides half her face.
    — Vulture, 4 May 2023
  • The drug is still widely considered effective when it is used in surgery and to dilate the eyes.
    — Christina Jewett, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • In late May, Rodriguez and the surgical team spent 21 hours in surgery, transferring the donor's face, eye socket and eye to James.
    — Jon Lapook, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The baby was still in surgery to install the catheter for dialysis when Dimmock approached the parents in the waiting room.
    — Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The victim was still in surgery as of Thursday afternoon, Logan said.
    — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 7 Apr. 2023
  • When the nuances of each particular case that were learned in surgery were lost in the handovers, patients suffered.
    — Shane Snow, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • The unidentified suspect was shot a total of three times and was in surgery at St. Barnabas Hospital at the time of the press conference.
    — Fox News, 25 Nov. 2021
  • Sunday night left three Cavaliers football players dead and a fourth in surgery.
    — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 16 Nov. 2022
  • One person was in surgery, and the rest of the shooting victims are in stable condition, Bettineschi said.
    — Victoria Ballard, Susannah Bryan, David Lyons, Abigail Hasebroock, Juan Ortega South Florida Sun-Sentinel (tns), al, 30 May 2023
  • Seven tendons and a couple of small arteries were repaired in surgery, and a skin graft had to be created to wrap around Pospisil's foot.
    — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Depp testified that broken glass from one of the two bottles severed the tip of his finger, resulting in surgery and a delay in filming.
    — Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 1 June 2022
  • Nasal sprays that contain the ingredient are still considered effective, as well as when it is used in surgery or to dilate the eyes.
    — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • All patients had their cancerous tumors removed in surgery but were at a high risk of recurrence.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
  • All patients had their cancerous tumors removed in surgery but were at a high risk of recurrence.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The country also has 70% cheaper hair transplant in surgery options than Europe.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 14 July 2023
  • She was taken to a hospital and was in surgery Thursday night, but is expected to survive, according to police.
    — Jason Hanna, CNN, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Most of those bots are in hospitals — assisting in surgery, for example — and many can be found trundling around warehouses and factories.
    — Kyle Stock, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Almost six years later Dalo still suffers from a recurring nightmare of waking up in surgery.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2022
  • While in surgery with Addison, the trio discussed the state of women's rights in the U.S. and ultimately were able to preserve the patient's reproductive ability for the future.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Unfortunately during ankle surgery there was also a bit of a nerve issue that happened in surgery.
    — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Betz has since taken a course in preventing medical errors and near misses in surgery, DPH officials said.
    — Lisa Backus, courant.com, 15 Feb. 2022

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