Question

What is the difference between intraoperative and interoperative? Define each and give an example

Answer 1

Intraoperative is the phase of operative stage starting from transport of the patient to operation room followed by anesthesia, operation and transportation of patient back to recovery room. Eg : taking the patient to operation theatre for cholecystectomy, administration of general anesthesia, performing operation and taking back patient to recovery room.
Interoperative phase is the events occuring in between the surgical procedure. Eg : performing surgical incision for cholecystectomy.