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Surgeon, Writer, Researcher, Dilettante. https://www.ariadnelabs.org/  http://www.lifebox.org/ 

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    Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 3 May 2014

    Tweeting about someone you're anesthetizing, texting during cardiac surgery, and other bad social media ideashttp://bit.ly/1n9fpvl 

    12:23 PM - 3 May 2014
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    • Swapna Raghu Sanand Alexandra Sarabia Medstro Ceilidh MacPhail Holly Hampson B Andrew Lopez, RN KellyR Bernadette Keefe MD
    24 replies 176 retweets 93 likes
      1. A. Sleemi, MD, MPH‏ @globalgyno 3 May 2014
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        @Atul_Gawande When does policy have to change? After a surgical #timeout, we still have to pay attention to our patient #safersurgery

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      1. Dr. Doctor, MD‏ @drdoctormd 4 May 2014
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        RT @Atul_Gawande: Tweeting re patient you’re anesthetzng, texting during card surgery, and other bad soc-media ideas http://bit.ly/1n9fpvl 

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      1. Chandan Devireddy MD‏ @drdevireddy 3 May 2014
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        @Atul_Gawande @PacificStand Interesting. There's pressure for MDs to modernize w/ social media but boundaries need to be drawn for pt safety

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      1. Adrianna McIntyre‏ @onceuponA 3 May 2014
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        Today's pro tip: Don't tweet and d̶r̶i̶v̶e̶ anesthetize: http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/treat-dont-tweet-dangerous-rise-social-media-operating-room-79061/ … (via @Atul_Gawande)

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      1. Holly Hampson‏ @hhampson 20 May 2014
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        @Atul_Gawande @nxtstop1 I try to only tweet about people that I have fully aenesthetised.

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      1. Suzanne Du Charme‏ @SuzanneDuCharme 20 May 2014
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        @Atul_Gawande Outrageous & unacceptable. Filthy devices prob contribute to infections, too. @MediMallawyer

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      1. Bernadette Keefe MD‏ @nxtstop1 20 May 2014
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        @Atul_Gawande @PacificStand Thank You 4 This.#SoMe,spec. #HCSM has a valuable place in professional repertoire,BUT there is a time & place.

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      1. Michael S. Cowher MD‏ @MikeCowher 18 May 2014
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        @Atul_Gawande re OR tweets - how is music in OR any different? It still distracts. As does casual conversation. All make monotony less no?

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      1. (((AstroboyMD  🇨🇦)))‏ @astroboydoc 7 May 2014
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        @Atul_Gawande @dylanbould @PacificStand It's important to change the tweeter often during a code blue so their thumbs don't get tired!

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      1. Alex K. Smith‏ @AlexSmithMD 4 May 2014
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        Uh oh - MT “@Atul_Gawande: Tweeting about someone you're anesthetizing and other bad social media ideas http://bit.ly/1n9fpvl ”

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      1. Vincent Gimino, MD‏ @DrVGimino 3 May 2014
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        @Atul_Gawande @PacificStand @CorvallisClinic amazing how some will time stamp their mistakes w/ a text either in the OR or driving a car etc

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      1. Ranak Trivedi‏ @RanakTrivedi 3 May 2014
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        Scary!! “@Atul_Gawande: Tweeting about pt you're anesthetizing, texting during cardiac surgery, & other bad ideas http://bit.ly/1n9fpvl ”

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      1. Kasia Kania‏ @kasiakaniamd 3 May 2014
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        What NOT to do in the OR: Tweet about someone you're anesthetizing, text during cardiac surgery...http://bit.ly/1n9fpvl  (via @Atul_Gawande)

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      1. William Scheels‏ @BillyBam28er 3 May 2014
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        @Atul_Gawande so I shouldn't be reading this at work?

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      2. Nimesh Shah‏ @nimshah123 3 May 2014
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        .@Atul_Gawande While not technically social media, you can put doing live cases for medical conferences at the top of the list of bad ideas.

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      3. David Sable‏ @dbsable 3 May 2014
        Replying to @nimshah123

        “@nimshah123: .@Atul_Gawande doing live cases for medical conferences at the top of the list of bad ideas.” Talked into this '93. Bad idea!

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      1. Tiffany Roberts‏ @tkrobertsphd 3 May 2014
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande

        The DON'Ts of #hcsm ! @Atul_Gawande: Tweeting about anesthetizing, texting during surgery, and other bad ideas http://bit.ly/1n9fpvl 

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      1. Sowmya Iyer‏ @becauseBiology 3 May 2014
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        @Atul_Gawande @PacificStand isn't this in direct contradiction to #donoharm ?

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      1. Harsha‏ @HarshaNair27 3 May 2014
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        “@Atul_Gawande: Tweeting about someone you're anesthetizing http://bit.ly/1n9fpvl ” yikes...talk about embarrassing

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