Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Apr 2020
ReviewOpioids in Older Adults: Indications, Prescribing, Complications, and Alternative Therapies for Primary Care.
The fact that opioids are valuable tools for the management of pain has been known and used for thousands of years. Currently, millions of Americans are treated annually with opioids, and many of these patients are elderly. ⋯ An understanding of how to select appropriate medications for the management of pain and of the myriad of alternatives available for pain management is vital to the care of older patients. This article presents a review, for primary care providers, of issues unique to opioid management in older adults.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Apr 2020
Case ReportsIn Utero Restoration of Hindbrain Herniation in Fetal Myelomeningocele as Part of Prenatal Regenerative Therapy Program at Mayo Clinic.
To assess our initial experience with prenatal restoration of hindbrain herniation following in utero repair of myelomeningocele (MMC). ⋯ Our study highlights the prenatal restoration of hindbrain herniation following in utero MMC repair in all cases presented here as an example of a prenatal regenerative therapy program in our institution.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Apr 2020
Relationship Between Organizational Leadership and Health Care Employee Burnout and Satisfaction.
To explore the relationship between immediate supervisor leadership behaviors and burnout and professional satisfaction of health care employees. ⋯ Leadership qualities of immediate supervisors relate to burnout and satisfaction of nonphysician health care employees working in a large organization. Further studies are needed to determine whether strategies to monitor and improve supervisor leadership scores result in reduction in burnout and improved satisfaction among health care employees.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Apr 2020
Association of Occupational Distress and Sleep-Related Impairment in Physicians With Unsolicited Patient Complaints.
To study the relationship between occupational distress and sleep-related impairment in physicians and unsolicited patient complaints. ⋯ Findings from this research suggest that occupational distress and sleep-related impairment in physicians are associated with unsolicited patient complaints.