Publications by authors named "Brianna K Smith"

Oral demonstration of knowledge is an effective learning and assessment strategy. It has been shown that generating explanations to oneself, or self-explaining, can improve student understanding of information. This can be achieved via student-generated videos.

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Objective: To determine the effects of perioperative high (80%) versus low (30%) fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO) on surgical site infection (SSI) and mortality in adult surgical patients.

Background: The routine use of high fraction perioperative oxygen in patients is "standard of care" and recommended by the World Health Organisation; however, whether there is truly any benefit to this therapy has been challenged by some authors. Questions have also been raised about the possibility of harm from oxygen therapy.

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