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WILL CRNAs REPLACE MD ANESTHESIOLOGISTS?

The Anesthesia Consultant

A doctor or a nurse? On March 28, 2021 the anesthesia world in the United States was rocked by the headline: “ Wisconsin Hospital Replaces All Anesthesiologists With CRNAs. “ The medical center previously had an anesthesia staff that included both MDs and CRNAs (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists). In a word, no.

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Perioperative Surgical Home -Optimizing the Patient’s Surgical Experience

Concordia Anesthesiology

In the past, the anesthesiologist’s role was often limited to the period from pre-anesthetic examination just before surgery to the postoperative care unit. In recent decades, the role of anesthesiologists in perioperative care has been expanding, and PSH is seen as a natural extension of this trend.

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IS ANESTHESIA AN ART OR A SCIENCE?

The Anesthesia Consultant

4) The promotion of non-physicians into the workforce to perform roles previously handled by MDs. Due to an inadequate supply of primary care doctors, the future of clinic medicine in large corporate medical practices will likely be legions of nurse practitioners and/or physician assistants supplying much of primary care.

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE

The Anesthesia Consultant

Anesthesiologists work in operating rooms and intensive care units—acute care settings which demand vigilance, steady hands, and quick thinking. Expect to see the development of increasingly cheaper AIM devices to augment the skills of human physicians, or maybe replace them in some job descriptions.