BACKGROUND In anaesthesiology, little attention has been drawn to the role of
anaesthesia nurses as support personnel on quality of care. OBJECTIVES To compare an …

Abstract Editor's Perspective What We Already Know about This Topic Both nurse
anesthetists and anesthesiologist assistants work together with physician anesthesiologists …

Methods A survey was carried out to examine differences in anaesthesia practices and the
strength of the anaesthesia workforce in Europe. A questionnaire, seeking information about …

Many factors influence the organization of anaesthesia teams. This review focuses on issues
of manpower, standards, inter-professional working and the extending of the anaesthesia …

The only evidence in favour of the provision of assistance for anaesthesiologists seems to
be that single-handed anaesthesiologists generate higher anaesthetic mortality than does a …

Background. Despite widespread debate on the merits of different models of anaesthesia
care delivery, there are few published data on the relative safety and effectiveness of …

Background The authors used continuous quality improvement (CQI) program data to
investigate trends in quality of anesthesia care associated with changing staffing patterns in …

If we were ever to require an emergency anaesthetic for a surgical or diagnostic procedure
in a foreign European country, who would provide the anaesthesia–an anaesthesiologist, a …

E Editorial 500 www. anesthesia-analgesia. org aNEsthEsia & aNalgEsia arises from these
findings: By what mechanism does the practice of a specific anesthesiologist influence …

In recent years, there has been an increased emphasis on the role of anesthesiologists as
perioperative physicians. However, a new group of physicians called hospitalists has …