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General Anesthesia Contributes to Post-op Pain

Some "noxious" general anesthetics excite sensory neurons that cause peripheral pain in patients once they wake from surgery, researchers say. I...

WHO Issues Surgical Safety Checklist

The World Health Organization and the Harvard University School of Public Health have created a new perioperative checklist for surgical team member...

Surgical Business Ethics in the Press

It's no secret that some leading orthopedic surgeons receive six- and seven-figure payments annually from the makers of artificial hips and knees. B...

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Letters & E-mails
Bullying story only the tip of the iceberg.

Re: "Make Your OR a Bully-free Zone" (May, page 34). After 10 years as a surgical technician, I now work in my hospital's accounting department. I left the OR to escape from many of the behaviors your article cited. Thank you for showing me that there really is a problem in ORs. They made me think that I was the one with the problem, that I was just "too sensitive." I don't regret leaving at all.

Cheryl Eckman
Accountant Assistant
Barberton Citizens Hospital
Barberton, Ohio
writeMail("cheryl.eckman@earthlink.net")

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