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The scrubs are enclosed in a device not dissimilar to a soda machine, and you need your ID to operate it. Empty OperatingRoom 0655 hours—You don a bouffant hat and a facemask, and enter your operatingroom. Empty OperatingRoom 0655 hours—You don a bouffant hat and a facemask, and enter your operatingroom.
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Louis Imagine this: You’re an anesthesiologist in the operatingroom at a busy hospital. A team led by an attending anesthesiologist uses remote monitoring to provide evidence-based support to anesthesia colleagues in all the operatingrooms. The Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St.
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