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Uncategorized Published - 30 August, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Postpandemic Burnout: Comment

Authors: Bennett D. Sorensen, M.D.; Courtney A. Cleary, M.D. Anesthesiology August 2024. To the Editor: We have read with great interest the article by Afonso et al. in the January 2024 issue of Anesthesiology. Focusing on attending anesthesiologists, the authors found that burnout has become more prevalent in the postpandemic area. As resident physicians, we want to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 August, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Postpandemic Burnout: Comment

Authors: Elizabeth H. Ellinas, M.D., M.S.; Ihuoma O. Njoku, M.D.; Rekha Chandrabose, M.D. Anesthesiology August 2024. To the Editor: We read with interest “U.S. Attending Anesthesiologist Burnout in the Postpandemic Era” by Afonso et al. This work advances our understanding of anesthesiologists’ wellness, support, and retention. Its key findings indicate that compared to prepandemic data, anesthesiologists are experiencing […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 August, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Postpandemic Burnout: Comment

Authors: Mitchell L. Phillips, M.D.; Heather A. Ballard, M.D. Anesthesiology August 2024. To the Editor: We were intrigued by the article titled “U.S. Attending Anesthesiologist Burnout in the Postpandemic Era”  by Afonso et al. This piece delves into the factors contributing to the high prevalence of burnout among U.S. attending anesthesiologists, revealing a significant association between perceived support […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 August, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Postpandemic Burnout: Reply

Authors: Amy E. Vinson, M.D.; Jina L. Sinskey, M.D.; Anoushka M. Afonso, M.D. Anesthesiology August 2024. In Reply: One of the hardest parts of writing an article broadly addressing the issue of burnout in anesthesiologists is the breadth of contributing, mitigating, and ambiguous factors that arise in both the experience of clinical practice and the analysis of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 August, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Patient Safety – Easy as 1,2,3

ASA Monitor August 2024, Vol. 88, 31. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines patient safety as “the absence of preventable harm to a patient and reduction of risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care to an acceptable minimum” (asamonitor.pub/3tof93o). There are three philosophical approaches to safety engineering, referred to as Safety-I, Safety-II and Safety-III, that […]

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