Giving a person a hypnotic induction before an operation means that you need to use less painkillers to sedate people and wounds heal a bit better.
Yet, it’s not a standard procedure. I know two anesthetists who actually have the necessary hypnosis skills but who still don’t use them when they sedate a patient for an operation.
I talked with one of them in more detail about it. According to him he has 15 minutes with a patient and in those 15 minutes burocratic documents have to be filled. There are additional pressures from his employer to be even faster.
In the end he hated his job and quit being a doctor. It wasn’t possible for him in the enviroment in which he was to take 30 minutes to sedate a patient with added hypnosis even when he was confident that this would improve clinical outcomes.
It’s even harder in cases where the relevant skills aren’t there and they would need to hire additional expertise.
I spoke with a person who did new business development at a Big Pharma company a few times. According to him doctors generally only adopt new ways of treatment when there’s something in it for the doctor.
Giving a person a hypnotic induction before an operation means that you need to use less painkillers to sedate people and wounds heal a bit better.
Yet, it’s not a standard procedure. I know two anesthetists who actually have the necessary hypnosis skills but who still don’t use them when they sedate a patient for an operation.
I talked with one of them in more detail about it. According to him he has 15 minutes with a patient and in those 15 minutes burocratic documents have to be filled. There are additional pressures from his employer to be even faster.
In the end he hated his job and quit being a doctor. It wasn’t possible for him in the enviroment in which he was to take 30 minutes to sedate a patient with added hypnosis even when he was confident that this would improve clinical outcomes.
It’s even harder in cases where the relevant skills aren’t there and they would need to hire additional expertise.
I spoke with a person who did new business development at a Big Pharma company a few times. According to him doctors generally only adopt new ways of treatment when there’s something in it for the doctor.