Ian Fast
University of Manitoba
4 Papers
2 Citations
Ian Fast is an academic researcher from University of Manitoba. The author has contributed to research in topics: MEDLINE & Delirium. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 4 publications.
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Disruptive behavior in the operating room: prevalence, consequences, prevention, and management.
TL;DR: Disruptive intraoperative behavior is prevalent and harms multiple parties in the operating room, and institutions require comprehensive measures to prevent the behavior and to mitigate consequences.
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Restricted versus liberal intraoperative benzodiazepine use in cardiac anaesthesia for reducing delirium (B-Free Pilot): a pilot, multicentre, randomised, cluster crossover trial
Jessica Spence,Emilie P. Belley-Côté,Eric Jacobsohn,Shun Fu Lee,Richard P. Whitlock,Shrikant I. Bangdiwala,Summer Syed,Anisha Sarkaria,Sarah MacIsaac,A. Lengyel,Steven Long,Kevin J. Um,William F. McIntyre,William F. McIntyre,Morvarid S. Kavosh,Ian Fast,Rakesh C. Arora,Andre Lamy,Andre Lamy,Stuart J. Connolly,Stuart J. Connolly,Philip J. Devereaux,Philip J. Devereaux +22 more
TL;DR: This pilot study demonstrates the feasibility of a large, multicentre, randomised, cluster crossover trial examining whether an institutional policy of restricted vs liberal benzodiazepine use during cardiac surgery will reduce postoperative delirium.
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Abusive behaviour in Canadian and US operating rooms.
TL;DR: The number of clinicians who are exposed to abusive behaviour and the large number of reported events are concerning and efforts are needed to further evaluate and manage the problem.
Disruptive behaviour in the operating room is under-reported: an international survey.
Ian Fast,Alexander Villafranca,Bernadette Henrichs,Kirby Magid,Chris N. Christodoulou,Eric Jacobsohn +5 more
TL;DR: Investigating the reporting habits of clinicians who have been exposed to disruptive behaviour in the operating room and assessing their satisfaction with management's responses to this issue found disruptive behaviour was under-reported by nearly all clinicians surveyed, and only one in five were satisfied with management’s responses.