Popular Belief Meets Surgical Reality: Impact of Lunar Phases, Friday the 13th and Zodiac Signs on Emergency Operations and Intraoperative Blood Loss

Schuld, Jochen; Slotta, Jan E.; Schuld, Simone; Kollmar, Otto; Schilling, Martin K.; Richter, Sven

doi:10.1007/s00268-011-1166-8

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“…Famous examples include “Friday the 13th” and a full moon causing an increased number of ED visits. Although several studies have investigated whether such associations exist, no definitive conclusions have been reached [1–5]. …”

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Impact of Attending Physicians' Comments on Residents’ Workloads in the Emergency Department: Results from Two J(^o^)PAN Randomized Controlled Trials

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ObjectiveTo examine whether peppy comments from attending physicians increased the workload of residents working in the emergency department (ED).MethodsWe conducted two parallel-group, assessor-blinded, randomized trials at the ED in a tertiary care hospital in western Japan. Twenty-five residents who examined either ambulatory (J(^o^)PAN-1 Trial) or transferred patients (J(^o^)PAN-2 Trial) in the ED on weekdays. Participants were randomly assigned to groups that either received a peppy message such as “Hope you have a quiet day!” (intervention group) or did not (control group) from the attending physicians. Both trials were conducted from June 2014 through March 2015. For each trial, residents rated the number of patients examined during and the busyness and difficulty of their shifts on a 5-point Likert scale.ResultsA total of 169 randomizations (intervention group, 81; control group, 88) were performed for the J(^o^)PAN-1 Trial, and 178 (intervention group, 85; control group, 93) for the J(^o^)PAN-2 Trial. In the J(^o^)PAN-1 trial, no differences were observed in the number of ambulatory patients examined during their shifts (5.5 and 5.7, respectively, p = 0.48), the busyness of their shifts (2.8 vs 2.8; p = 0.58), or the difficulty of their shifts (3.1 vs 3.1, p = 0.94). However, in the J(^o^)PAN-2 trial, although busyness (2.8 vs 2.7; p = 0.40) and difficulty (3.1 vs 3.2; p = 0.75) were similar between groups, the intervention group examined more transferred patients than the control group (4.4 vs 3.9; p = 0.01).ConclusionsPeppy comments from attending physicians had a minimal jinxing effect on the workload of residents working in the ED.Trial RegistrationUniversity Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR), UMIN000017193 and UMIN000017194.

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Impact of Attending Physicians' Comments on Residents’ Workloads in the Emergency Department: Results from Two J(^o^)PAN Randomized Controlled Trials

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“…Jedynie na granicy istotności statystycznej znajduje się zależność pomię-dzy wiekiem mężczyzn a ich znakiem zodiaku oraz częstością urazów. W piśmiennictwie dostępne są zarówno artykuły o wpływie znaku zodiaku na różne choroby, jak i takie, które podważają wpływ gwiazd na człowieka [32,33,34,35,36]. Być może na różnice częstotliwości występowania różnych chorób i urazów wpływu nie ma ułożenie gwiazd, lecz miesiąc urodzenia.…”

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Czynniki wpływające na urazowość narządu ruchu na podstawie danych zebranych od pacjentów zaopatrywanych ambulatoryjnie na Szpitalnym Oddziale Ratunkowym Samodzielnego Publicznego Szpitala Klinicznego nr 1 i hospitalizowanych w Klinice Ortopedii Pomorskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Szczecinie – badanie prospektywne

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2018

Pomeranian J Life Sci

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Introduction: Some contributory factors are commonly known. If a person suffers from dizziness, for example, they will be more likely to lose balance and fall, which, in turn, leads to trauma. The influence of alcohol consumption on the incidence of injury has also been well documented in numerous studies. Other relevant factors, however, have received various assessments and recognition by different researchers. There is some disagreement among scientists concerning obesity. The aim of the thesis was to determine the influence of various factors on the incidence of injury. Materials and methods:The subjects used for the study were 800 patients receiving emergency treatment in the emergency department and hospitalised in the Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Locomotor Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin (in Poland). The diagnostic survey method was employed. Results: Within the study group women were found to have a higher incidence of contusion. During a snowfall they also proved to suffer physical trauma more often than men. Men, on the other hand, displayed a higher incidence of injury at work. They were also more likely to suffer from torso injury. Younger individuals were more tired at the time of the accident than their older counterparts. Those having more sleep suffered fewer bone fractures. Conclusions: 1. The research showed that the group with the highest risk of trauma were women aged above 46 and suffering from hypertension. In contrast, for men the risk was highest among working individuals aged under 30. 2. Those with the highest incidence of injury were married couples with two children, having higher or vocational education, not working, living in towns with populations of over 200,000 and having a monthly income between 1000-2000 PLN per family member. 3. External factors like weather had the most significant impact on the incidence of injury sustained in motor vehicle accidents.

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“…Scholars indicated that 23% of respondents view themselves as generally superstitious, and that certain specific workrelated superstitions are widespread. A study showed more than 40% of the medical staff is convinced that lunar phases affect human behavior [9]. Another irrational belief implies that leaving hospital on a Saturday is bad luck and 40% of doctors would allow postponement of discharge based on the patients' superstitions [10].…”

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Workplace beliefs about luck among taiwanese nurses

Lin¹,

Lin²,

Lee³

2014

J Nurs

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In today's science driven healthcare environment, although evidence-based information is increasingly used to guide clinical decision making, irrational beliefs are still prevalent among nurses. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to increase understanding of workplace-related beliefs about luck and its varied meanings among nurses in Taiwan. Method: A qualitative design was conducted using a content analysis approach. This paper is a description of inductive and deductive content analysis. Findings: These findings represent twelve general examples of workplace-related beliefs on good luck and bad luck among Taiwanese nurses. The author of this study uncovered the complexity and sometimes irrationality of human nature and behavior in a hospital context. All beliefs have their own meanings. Implications: These irrational beliefs are long-forgotten ways of thought that affect nurses still. We suggest that discovering nurses' viewpoints and cultural ideals is important to understand nursing practices. Nurses should be aware and understand these beliefs cautiously, and not rely too much on luck.

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Popular Belief Meets Surgical Reality: Impact of Lunar Phases, Friday the 13th and Zodiac Signs on Emergency Operations and Intraoperative Blood Loss

Abstract: Scientific analysis of our data does not support the belief that moon phases, zodiac signs, or Friday 13th influence surgical blood loss and emergency frequency. Our data indicate that such beliefs are myths far beyond reality.

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Impact of Attending Physicians' Comments on Residents’ Workloads in the Emergency Department: Results from Two J(^o^)PAN Randomized Controlled Trials

Impact of Attending Physicians' Comments on Residents’ Workloads in the Emergency Department: Results from Two J(^o^)PAN Randomized Controlled Trials

Workplace beliefs about luck among taiwanese nurses

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