Simple Techniques Can Give Pleasurable Results

When the bispectral index (bis) can give false results.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The bispectral index (BIS) is a multifactorial parameter derived from the electroencephalogram (EEG), which allows monitoring of the hypnotic component of anesthesia. It was obtained from the algorithm based on the analysis of a large number of EEGs from volunteers and patients undergoing sedation and general anesthesia with different anesthetic agents. The use of BIS ...

Can Bayes give second-order reproducibility?

We consider default priors for Bayes analysis as initiated in Bayes (1763), then Laplace (1812), Jeffreys (1961), Bernardo (1979), and many more, and viewed recently as “potentially dangerous” (Efron, 2013) or potentially useful (Fraser, 2013). We use nominal data size n to develop an explicit new prior that has second-order O(n−1) reproducibility for any specified parameter of interest. As par...

Compassion fatigue: how much can I give?

An increasing number of publications examine the disturbing effects on clinicians of witnessing or learning of trauma experienced by their patients. This vicarious traumatisation is described in various terms, including secondary victimisation, secondary survival, emotional contagion, counter-transference, burnout and compassion fatigue. It is generally accepted that, while they have significan...

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The delight that work alone can give.

Robert "The Prof" Bedford provided medical services in South Australia for over 20 years, despite having no medical qualifications.