Tue.May 02, 2023

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THE ANESTHESIA CONTROL TOWER: BIG BROTHER OR FRIEND?

The Anesthesia Consultant

The Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis Imagine this: You’re an anesthesiologist in the operating room at a busy hospital. Your patient is in mid-surgery, and you receive a call from the Anesthesia Control Tower that the patient’s blood pressure is too low, your blood transfusion replacement is inadequate, and that the patient is in danger.

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Infectious Disease Experts Now Believe it Time to End the Mask Mandate

Somnia

Masking requirements in health care have continued longer than in the community because these settings need higher safety measures. In March 2020, the world was rocked by the COVID-19 Pandemic. It became the norm to have to wear masks on planes, trains, and public settings. Universal masking became a critical protective measure. Now, most mask mandates only remain at hospitals and in healthcare settings, but experts say it is time to walk back those policies.