andersenpa Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 http://www.medpagetoday.com/Surgery/GeneralSurgery/26004?utm_content&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=WC&userid=181604 After a night of drinking, surgeons' skills remained subpar well into the next day -- no matter how experienced the surgeon -- suggesting a need for recommendations to address the issue, a multinational group of investigators concluded. A small study found that experienced laparoscopic surgeons' operating skills remained impaired as late as 4 p.m. the day after a drinking binge, noted Anthony G. Gallagher, PhD, of the Royal College of Surgeons National Surgical Training Center in Dublin, Ireland, and colleagues. Surgeons' performance declined significantly from baseline with respect to the time to complete a test in a virtual reality training system (P<0.02), economy of diathermy use (P<0.001), and error scores (P<0.001), they added...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystaltide Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 That's very interesting...I'm not sure how they could ever regulate something like that, since it would be an intrusion into private life. Of course, there are hospitals that are no longer hiring smokers, so the groundwork for such regulations may already be in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 Easy to regulate. Facilities can develop screening protocols for at risk providers. No more of an intrusion than for someone coming in impaired by prescription meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemegroup Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 ... one study confirmed immediate impairment in surgical skills after moderate alcohol consumption. Imagine that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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