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The ‘Hidden C’

Don't Forget the Bubbles

In such situations, ‘soft skills’ such as teamwork, compassionate leadership, strong interpersonal communication, and psychological safety are essential. Riskin (2015) showed that rudeness accounted for a 12% reduction in diagnostic and procedural performance in a simulated resuscitation. 2015 May;30:656-74. BMC medicine.

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Sepsis alerts work! Just not in the patients who fire the alerts

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Their spread has coincided with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s “sepsis bundle quality measure” (SEP-1) going live in 2015. Instead of clinical micromanagement, in its new form it would incentivize continuous improvement in systemwide operational processes. And have they fired.

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A Simplified Approach to Managing the Difficult Airway in Children

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Airway complications are also more likely to occur in the emergency department (ED) than in the operating theatre. The Difficult Airway Society (DAS) published guidelines for difficult pediatric airways in children age one to eight back in 2015. This mitigates many of the psychological barriers and facilitates better teamwork.