The Critical Care Anesthesiologist Outside the ICU

Features| April 2024 The Critical Care Anesthesiologist Outside the ICU Margo Hoyler, MD; Margo Hoyler, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Ranjit Deshpande, MD, FCCM; Ranjit Deshpande, MD, FCCM Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Vanessa Moll, MD, PhD, FCCM, FASA; Vanessa Moll, MD, PhD, FCCM, FASA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Margit Kaufman, MD, FASA Margit Kaufman, MD, FASA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor April 2024, Vol. 88, 17–18. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0001010664.14198.db Views Icon Views Article contents Figures The Critical Care Anesthesiologist Outside the ICU. ASA Monitor 2024; 88:17–18 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0001010664.14198.db Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: care of intensive care unit patient, intensive care unit Critical care anesthesiologists (CCAs) are experts in managing critically ill patients and typically devote a significant portion of their practice to the intensive care unit (ICU) (Anesth Analg 2023;136:295-307). Indeed, according to the American Board of Anesthesiology, CCAs "operate from the ICU" (asamonitor.pub/3SL2XGi). Nonetheless, these fellowship-trained anesthesiologists also play important roles in a wide array of clinical, research, and administrative endeavors in academic and private practice environments. Through their additional year of fellowship training and ongoing ICU practice, critical care anesthesiologists are equipped with a unique but broadly applicable clinical skill set. This includes expertise common to all anesthesiologists, such as vascular access, airway and crisis management, and specific knowledge and skills pertaining to critical illness. CCAs routinely diagnose and treat sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and shock of multiple etiologies, among other life-threatening pathologies (asamonitor.pub/3Un76S5). As a result, CCAs can rapidly identify... You do not currently have access to this content.