A system, comprising a printing system, a camera, a microscope including a display , and a processing system , the printing system comprising: a printing device operable to print machine-readable information upon a garment to be worn during a medical procedure; a processor communicatively coupled to the printing device ; a memory, coupled to the processor, that stores instructions executable by the processor; wherein, as the processor executes the instructions, the printing system is operable to: receive patient information associated with a patient ; encode the patient information, producing encoded patient information; and place machine-readable information, based on the encoded patient information, on the garment to be worn by the patient during the medical procedure, wherein the machine-readable information comprises information that indicates a medical procedure, wherein the camera is configured to acquire an image including the machine-readable information; wherein the processing system comprises a processor configured to: process the image to determine the medical procedure indicated by the machine-readable information; receive user input indicating at least one planned procedure step; if the medical procedure incorporates the at least one planned procedure step, provide the image to the display ; and if the medical procedure does not incorporate the at least one planned procedure step, provide error information to the display . a printing device operable to print machine-readable information upon a garment to be worn during a medical procedure; a processor communicatively coupled to the printing device ; a memory, coupled to the processor, that stores instructions executable by the processor; wherein, as the processor executes the instructions, the printing system is operable to: receive patient information associated with a patient ; encode the patient information, producing encoded patient information; and place machine-readable information, based on the encoded patient information, on the garment to be worn by the patient during the medical procedure, wherein the machine-readable information comprises information that indicates a medical procedure, receive patient information associated with a patient ; encode the patient information, producing encoded patient information; and place machine-readable information, based on the encoded patient information, on the garment to be worn by the patient during the medical procedure, wherein the machine-readable information comprises information that indicates a medical procedure, wherein the camera is configured to acquire an image including the machine-readable information; wherein the processing system comprises a processor configured to: process the image to determine the medical procedure indicated by the machine-readable information; receive user input indicating at least one planned procedure step; if the medical procedure incorporates the at least one planned procedure step, provide the image to the display ; and if the medical procedure does not incorporate the at least one planned procedure step, provide error information to the display . process the image to determine the medical procedure indicated by the machine-readable information; receive user input indicating at least one planned procedure step; if the medical procedure incorporates the at least one planned procedure step, provide the image to the display ; and if the medical procedure does not incorporate the at least one planned procedure step, provide error information to the display . <EOS>