Guest AuthorMarch 28, 2023
6min0
Many degree recipients now insist they should be called “doctors.”
Tag: anesthesia
Guest AuthorMarch 28, 2023Guest AuthorJanuary 25, 2022
6min0
Yes, the word, 'collaboration' has a nice ring to it. But life-saving decisions must be made in the blink of an eye.
Guest AuthorSeptember 22, 2021
6min3806
I feel compelled to share three important facts that I believe will help correct the record.
Guest AuthorSeptember 8, 2021
7min6800
"When seconds count — when they really count — confusion in the chain of command can cost lives."
Kelly HayesApril 1, 2021
8min3425
The measure addresses CRNAs calling themselves "nurse anesthesiologists."
Guest AuthorFebruary 1, 20216min1135
We are proud to have been, and continue to be, on the front lines of this crisis.
Peter SchorschMarch 12, 2019
5min778
Until Monday, nobody had made the absurd claim that CRNAs are more qualified than physician anesthesiologists.
Guest AuthorJune 24, 2016
5min399
The Department of Veterans Affairs was created, in Lincoln’s moving prose, to care “for those who shall have borne the battle.” Yet in a departure from well-established VA policy and medical protocol, the agency recently announced its intention to remove physician anesthesiologists from surgery and replace them with nurses lowering the standard of care for […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 22, 20146min557
The commentary below from Dr. Jay H. Epstein is in response to Peter Schorsch’s Jan. 8 post on SaintPetersBlog.com urging legislators to give nurse anesthetists the authority to administer anesthesia without the supervision of a doctor. When it comes to anesthesia, lives should not be put in jeopardy. Thank you for this opportunity to address […]