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Knowing Me, Knowing You: What Can We Learn From Familiar Surgical Teams?

Incision

Surgical care is the product of numerous interprofessional interactions, reflected in several key multidisciplinary teams. Faster and More Efficient In 2022, a systematic review published in the Annals of Surgery examined the impact of team familiarity on OR efficiency [ 4 ]. The presence of a dedicated laparoscopic team (vs.

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LEARJET ANESTHESIA – THE EARLY DAYS OF HEART TRANSPLANTATION

The Anesthesia Consultant

Norman Shumway MD PhD, a Stanford surgical professor and legend, invented the heart transplantation procedure and performed the first heart transplant in the USA on January 6, 1968 in operating room 13 of Stanford University Hospital. Upon arrival at the airport in the donor city, an ambulance transported us to the hospital.

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WHEN INTERNS AND RESIDENTS UNIONIZE

The Anesthesia Consultant

The UCSF residents stated, “By joining CIR, UCSF residents will be able to negotiate their contracts for the first time, including bargaining for better salaries, benefits, time off, and other provisions that will improve resident life and well-being.” A total of over 20,000 residents and fellows at hospitals around the U.S.

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SERIALIZATION OF THE DOCTOR AND MR. DYLAN… CHAPTER TWO

The Anesthesia Consultant

My son was in trouble, and I was stuck in surgery, unable to leave. I had to make a decision: should I call him now, or attend to my anesthetic and call after the surgery was over? The kid had no insight into what I did minute-to-minute in the hospital. The surgical resident would conclude the task of sewing the skin closed.