Anesthesiologists recovering from chemical dependency: Can they safely return to the operating room?

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 576-580

  Oreskovich, Michael R ^a   Caldeiro, Ryan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; CODEINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; MORPHINE; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SUFENTANIL;

ANESTHESIST; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SENSITIZATION; EDITORIAL; HABITUATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPERATING ROOM; OPIATE ADDICTION; RELAPSE; RESIDENT; ADDICTION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPLOYMENT; MALPRACTICE; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL IMPAIRMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650733872     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/84.7.576     Document Type: Editorial

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