Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Retour de garde

English translation:

Back from the on-call room

Added to glossary by Drmanu49
Mar 10, 2023 06:06
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French term

Retour de garde

French to English Medical Medical (general) simple incision operation
This phrase appears on a follow-up note, after booking an appointment for an operation, before the operation.
Retour de garde incision abcès cuir chevelu
Proposed translations (English)
4 Back from the On-call room
Change log

Mar 24, 2023 12:32: Drmanu49 Created KOG entry

Discussion

philgoddard Mar 10, 2023:
I'm with abe(L)solano.
José Patrício Mar 10, 2023:
retour:
2. Fait de se reproduire.

Synonyme :

réapparition, recommencement, récurrence, renaissance, renouveau, renouvellement, répétition, reprise, reproduction, réveil. – Littéraire : réitération, revivification, reviviscence.
abe(L)solano Mar 10, 2023:
I would say it can be read/it means:
"On-call report" (Or report made by the physician/doctor on-call/on-duty): Abscess in scalp (treated by incision).
Vasileios Paraskevas (asker) Mar 10, 2023:
Sorry, no more context relevant to the term.
Chakib Roula Mar 10, 2023:
@asker,
Could you add more context?

Proposed translations

10 hrs
Selected

Back from the On-call room

I suppose this means retour de la salle de garde which is the staff waiting room or the On-call room.

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Note added at 1 jour 6 heures (2023-03-11 12:33:50 GMT)
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Or as suggested it could also mean report from the on-call staff/room.
Peer comment(s):

neutral abe(L)solano : I don't believe this make sense within context
15 hrs
neutral FPC : Not sure "retour" means "back" here, but rather "a report" (un retour sur qqch) maybe
19 hrs
You are right it could be that.
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