Why Are ORs So Cold? (It’s Not What You Thought)
[embedded content] Why are operating rooms (ORs) so cold, and why is that so annoying to anesthesiologists? In the video above, Max Feinstein, MD, explains why ORs are cold, and what measures are taken to protect patients against problems associated with low temperatures. Following is a transcript (note errors are possible): Feinstein: My name is […]
Breakup of a single chemical bond measured
The team used a high-resolution atomic force microscope (AFM) operating in a controlled environment at Princeton’s Imaging and Analysis Center. The AFM probe, whose tip ends in a single copper atom, was moved gradually closer to the iron-carbon bond until it was ruptured. The researchers measured the mechanical forces applied at the moment of breakage, […]
Gender Bias in the OR Is a Hazard to Patient Safety
It was a typical bustling morning in the pre-operative area where I was waiting for my patient to go back to the operating room (OR). I was reviewing my day ahead: after a short procedure in the OR, I had a full clinic day with multiple office procedures, and then was leaving immediately for an […]