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WILL CRNAs REPLACE MD ANESTHESIOLOGISTS?

The Anesthesia Consultant

The medical center previously had an anesthesia staff that included both MDs and CRNAs (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists). A quote from the Medscape article read: “Adam Dachman, MD, a surgeon at the hospital, speaking for himself, said he has no problem using nurse anesthetists. (He Why did this change happen?

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE

The Anesthesia Consultant

This parallels the original genesis of the role of a nurse anesthetist—to be present during stable phases of anesthetic management—so that the physician anesthesiologist could roam to other operating rooms as needed. What will an AIM robot doctor look like?