These six tips will help you combat boredom in your workplace, too. 1. Teach people how to treat you As an executive or manager, if you micromanage and focus only on your specific tasks, your team will reflect and replicate that type of work environment, which can easily bore people. Keep people from falling into […]
Read MoreAnesthesia providers miss chances to clean their hands during surgical procedures and have low hand-hygiene compliance according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Researchers from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center used intraoperative video observation to map the temporal patterns of anesthesia providers’ hand contact with the anesthesia work environment. They assessed hand-hygiene […]
Read MoreSome 15% of U.S. Army infantry soldiers who’ve recently returned from Iraq or Afghanistan say they’ve used opioids in the past month, with nearly half of these reporting no pain or only mild symptoms, according to a research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine. Nearly 2600 soldiers completed surveys roughly 3 months after returning from active […]
Read MoreFathalla Mashali, MD, accused of bilking Medicare A New England anesthesiologist stands high above all others in Medicare’s recently released list of how much money it pays providers, and court records help explain why he posted Ruthian numbers in a league of mostly singles hitters. According to records the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]
Read MorePublished in Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2014 – Volume 119 – Issue 1 – p 49–55 Authors: van Loon, Kim MD et al BACKGROUND: Propofol, a short-acting hypnotic drug, is increasingly administered by a diverse group of specialists (e.g., cardiologists, gastroenterologists) during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Standard monitoring during sedation comprises continuous pulse oximetry with […]
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