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. 2022 Dec 1;50(12):1819-1821.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005694. Epub 2022 Nov 17.

The Smoldering Embers of Physician Burnout: The Pandemic Within the Pandemic

Donald B Chalfin  1   2
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The Smoldering Embers of Physician Burnout: The Pandemic Within the Pandemic

Donald B Chalfin. Crit Care Med. .
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  • Wellness and Coping of Physicians Who Worked in ICUs During the Pandemic: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional North American Survey.
    Burns KEA, Moss M, Lorens E, Jose EKA, Martin CM, Viglianti EM, Fox-Robichaud A, Mathews KS, Akgun K, Jain S, Gershengorn H, Mehta S, Han JE, Martin GS, Liebler JM, Stapleton RD, Trachuk P, Vranas KC, Chua A, Herridge MS, Tsang JLY, Biehl M, Burnham EL, Chen JT, Attia EF, Mohamed A, Harkins MS, Soriano SM, Maddux A, West JC, Badke AR, Bagshaw SM, Binnie A, Carlos WG, Çoruh B, Crothers K, D'Aragon F, Denson JL, Drover JW, Eschun G, Geagea A, Griesdale D, Hadler R, Hancock J, Hasmatali J, Kaul B, Kerlin MP, Kohn R, Kutsogiannis DJ, Matson SM, Morris PE, Paunovic B, Peltan ID, Piquette D, Pirzadeh M, Pulchan K, Schnapp LM, Sessler CN, Smith H, Sy E, Thirugnanam S, McDonald RK, McPherson KA, Kraft M, Spiegel M, Dodek PM; Diversity-Related Research Committee of the Women in Critical Care (WICC) Interest Group of the American Thoracic Society. Burns KEA, et al. Crit Care Med. 2022 Dec 1;50(12):1689-1700. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005674. Epub 2022 Oct 27. Crit Care Med. 2022. PMID: 36300945 Free PMC article.

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