Why the study?
What are the causes of death and death rates among anesthesiologists compared to the general male population?
Population
441 deceased junior, active and retired members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists living in the…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1947-1966
Authors
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Mortality patterns suggest monitoring suicide risk in anesthesiologists; cohort data leaves open causal links and current applicability.
What are the causes of death and death rates among anesthesiologists compared to the general male population?
Anesthesiologists showed distinct mortality patterns compared to the general male population, including higher rates of suicide and specific malignancies, but lower rates of lung cancer and coronary artery disease.
Bruce et al. (1968) studied this question.
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