This came from one of our Placebians.:
At first I thought this might be a late April Fools joke, but no, it's true, an Irish group has found that drinking excessively the day before surgery leads to poorer performance. Who would have thought?
http://archsurg.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/146/4/419
My favorite quotes from the lay article that led me to the study:
"Historically, the medical profession has had a reputation for high rates of alcohol consumption," OK...
"It is likely that surgeons are unaware that next-day surgical performance may be compromised as a result of significant alcohol intake." Really?
"Abstinence from alcohol the night before operating may be a sensible consideration for practicing surgeons," MAY!?!?
Should it take a study to determine that binge drinking the day before performing surgery leads to poor performance? The author is Irish, he probably needed some thorough convincing*.
*Disclaimer: That one did not come from me - Doug
http://archsurg.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/146/4/419
My favorite quotes from the lay article that led me to the study:
"Historically, the medical profession has had a reputation for high rates of alcohol consumption," OK...
"It is likely that surgeons are unaware that next-day surgical performance may be compromised as a result of significant alcohol intake." Really?
"Abstinence from alcohol the night before operating may be a sensible consideration for practicing surgeons," MAY!?!?
Should it take a study to determine that binge drinking the day before performing surgery leads to poor performance? The author is Irish, he probably needed some thorough convincing*.
*Disclaimer: That one did not come from me - Doug
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