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Let me be clear. Crna's, just like any clinician, come in several flavors. Where I'm at the CRNAs are amazing. Most is them are vastly more experienced and capable than any anesthesia resident and many junior attendings. But that said, their ability is different, more narrow, and in short their role is additive but not a substitute for my MD anesthesia colleagues. I feel very strongly about this.
I know many surgeons who will not work in a hospital where there are no MD anesthesiologists.
Yet crna's autonomy is slowly creeping in. As much as anesthesia MDs can be against this, I think what may be more helpful is recruit surgeons and approach the surgical community to help your cause.
In that regard, how can I as a surgeon do that?
I know many surgeons who will not work in a hospital where there are no MD anesthesiologists.
Yet crna's autonomy is slowly creeping in. As much as anesthesia MDs can be against this, I think what may be more helpful is recruit surgeons and approach the surgical community to help your cause.
In that regard, how can I as a surgeon do that?