Three doctors published an article that says they believe a surgeon should disclose lack of sleep to patients before doing an elective surgery and further require that patients sign a form saying they were so informed. This article was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Other surgeons disagree with this suggested new policy…
Tag Archive: Sleep
Sids, The English Version
A recent study on Sids in England revealed that over half of the babies there who died from Sids were co-sleeping. That’s not all. It further suggests that the adult who was sleeping with the infant on the couch perhaps were also either drunk or under the influence of drugs. They have added this…
Medical Residents and Sleep
I have watched my share of medical shows on TV and one of the things you learn from these shows is that doctors in training work very long shifts, somtimes 24, 36, or even more hours straight. That has always worried me. As a patient walking into an ER, I don’t want an overtired…
New Study On Sids
This is a picture of my new grandson. Today he is only 1 week old. My family, just like all other families with new babies is very aware of Sids. We lost a child from Sids years ago when my sister awoke to find her son dead in his crib. There is no more…