5．Observers no longer expect to be thrilled in an operating room; the spectacular public performances of the past, no longer condoned, are replaced by the quiet, rather tedious procedures, which few beyond the operator, his assistants, and the immediate bystander can profitably see. The patient on the table, like the passenger in a car, runs greater risks if he has a loquacious driver, or one who takes close corners, exceeds the speed limit, or rides to admiration.
Harvey Williams Cushing, 1869-1939
【中文】觀察者不再指望在手術室裡激動不已，過去引人入勝的公開展演不再被縱容，取而代之的是安靜的、相當乏味的操作，除了術者、他的助手和直擊者以外，幾乎沒有人能從觀摩中受益。躺在手術臺上的病人就像坐在車裡的乘客一樣，假如外科醫生是一名饒舌的司機，或是愛抄近路、超速或者秀車技的人，這將面臨更大的風險。
【點評】手術臺上的特殊工作狀態和環境其實是不合適實時直播的。印象中，歷史上關於外科醫生公開表演手術之類的事是有頗多爭議的。但如今卻大有捲土重來之勢。