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Silos in Surgery: A Call for Cross-Team Connection

Incision

Many of us have seen problems caused by a lack of communication between different parts of an organization. We know, from quite an extensive body of research, that the complexity of these interactions creates a particularly high-risk environment — making it vulnerable to mistakes , information loss , and communication errors.

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Understanding Anesthesia Through Neural Connectivity Analysis

Radius Anesthesia

This value reflects the alveolar concentration of anesthetic gas necessary to prevent a bodily reaction to skin incisions. Alpha networks are neural bands of connectivity activated when brain regions communicate and synchronize during tasks such as attention, memory, and sensory processing.

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December 2021 Newsletter

IU School of Medicine

In Dr. Ankit Desai's recent publication in Nature Communications , he participated with European colleagues to show how conventional clinical factors incorporated with genetic and genomic signatures identify three major patient sub-groups that account for 92% of patients with disease.

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13 MAJOR CHANGES IN ANESTHESIOLOGY IN THE LAST TEN YEARS

The Anesthesia Consultant

CHECKLISTS – We now have pre-incision Time Outs, pre-induction Anesthesia Time Outs, and pre-regional anesthesia Block Time Outs. There are multiple EMR systems, and the systems cannot communicate with each other. Can you imagine a telephone system where Sprint phones cannot communicate with AT&T phones? Grade = B-.

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Incision Partners with Caresyntax to Advance Continuous Surgical Improvements in the U.S. 

Caresyntax

Amsterdam, NL & Boston, MA May 28, 2025 Incision , provider of the innovative Incision Assist solution for perioperative teams, and Caresyntax , the leading enterprise-scale surgical data and analytics platform, today announced a partnership poised to transform operating room (OR) performance. Pilot implementations in select U.S.

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PERI OPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT

Anaesthesia News

Goals of post operative pain management: General principles of peri-operative pain management: Perioperative Techniques for Pain Management: Epidural or intrathecal analgesia with opioids (vs.

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The Surprising Truth About the Top Factors Influencing Patient Safety in the Cardiac OR

SpecialtyCare

While circumstantial components such as case history or condition cant necessarily be controlled, these safety factors can be addressed before the first incision, creating the best possible chance for improved outcomes. 2 – Collaboration Collaboration is another teamwork element that can cause serious issues in the cardiac OR.

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