rounds

(rowndz )

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A regular gathering of health care professionals, typically at or near a patient's bedside, during which the current status of the patient and planned interventions are reviewed in detail. Specialists or subspecialists may sponsor their own departmental gatherings, e.g., surgical grand rounds, geriatric grand rounds, orthopedic grand rounds.

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