Publications by authors named "Mandip Kalsi"
The Burnout Epidemic Within A Viral Pandemic: Impact of a Wellness Initiative.
Perioper Care Oper Room Manag
June 2022
Background: Anesthesiologists are at high risk of developing burnout, a condition which can lead to many deleterious effects for the physician, and far-reaching effects on their patients and hospital systems. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented new challenges that have further exacerbated the risk of burnout in anesthesiologists. It is critical to develop effective strategies to promote well-being and decrease burnout for physicians in this specialty.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA significant role of intensive care unit (ICU) workforce is ongoing communication with and support for families of critically ill patients. The COVID-19 pandemic has created unanticipated challenges to this essential function. Restrictions on visitors to hospitals and unprecedented clinical demands hamper traditional communication between ICU staff and patient families.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: High quality CPR skill retention is poor. We hypothesized that "just-in-time" and "just-in-place" training programs would be effective and well-accepted to maintain CPR skills among PICU staff.
Methods: "Rolling Refreshers", a portable manikin/defibrillator system with chest compression sensor providing automated corrective feedback to optimize CPR skills, were conducted daily in the PICU with multidisciplinary healthcare providers.
Objective: Current guidelines recommend cervical spine immobilization during orotracheal intubation when traumatic injury is suspected in infants. We evaluated the effect of cervical spine immobilization techniques on orotracheal intubation performance with a high-fidelity infant simulator.
Methods: A randomized control study with repeated measurement.