Results of a recent survey suggest that academic anesthesia departments across the country experience insufficient levels of technician and transport support, especially during off-hours and weekends, according to a Somnia Anesthesia blog post.
The study's author, Steven H. Ginsberg, MD, associate professor of anesthesia at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, shared the results of the survey in an Anesthesiology News report.
Forty-eight percent of respondents — chairs of academic anesthesia departments in the U.S. — reported that insufficient support staff has affected resident education. Thirty percent said the shortage has affected patient safety.
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The study's author, Steven H. Ginsberg, MD, associate professor of anesthesia at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, shared the results of the survey in an Anesthesiology News report.
Forty-eight percent of respondents — chairs of academic anesthesia departments in the U.S. — reported that insufficient support staff has affected resident education. Thirty percent said the shortage has affected patient safety.
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