Staffing the Operating Room Suite: Perspectives from Europe and North America on the Role of Different Anesthesia Personnel

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 637-663

  Egger Halbeis, Christoph B ^a   Schubert, Armin ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia assistant; Anesthesia nurse; Anesthesia resident; Anesthesia workforce; Anesthesiologist; CRNA; Professional roles; Salaries; Supply and demand; Training in anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE ANESTHETIST; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SALARY;

AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CANADA; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; OPERATING ROOMS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 56549109511     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2008.07.002     Document Type: Review

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