The impact of perioperative catastrophes on anesthesiologists: Results of a national survey

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 596-603

  Gazoni, Farnaz M ^a   Amato, Peter E ^a   Malik, Zahra M ^a   Durieux, Marcel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIST; ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FATALITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE AWARENESS; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEATH; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICIANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857520437     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e318227524e     Document Type: Review

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