July 20, 2022JAMA Surgery61 citationsOpen Access

Association of Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio With Surgical Patient Morbidity and Mortality

MBMichael BurnsSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago LSLeif SaagerNorthwestern University RCRuth CassidyUniversity of Michigan

Structured PICO

Does increasing overlapping coverage by anesthesiologists affect morbidity and mortality in surgical patients?

Population

surgical patients

Intervention

increasing overlapping coverage by anesthesiologists

Outcome

surgical patient morbidity and mortalityhard clinical

Increasing overlapping coverage by anesthesiologists is associated with higher morbidity and mortality in surgical patients.

Abstract

This study's findings suggest that increasing overlapping coverage by anesthesiologists is associated with increased surgical patient morbidity and mortality. Therefore, the potential effects of staffing ratios in perioperative team models should be considered in clinical coverage efforts.

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Burns et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69df4da5acbf09c32e61482b https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2022.2804

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