Sustainability of the subspecialty of Anesthesiology Critical Care: An Expert Consensus and Review of the Literature

While considerable literature exists with respect to clinical aspects of critical care anesthesiology (CCA) practice, few publications have focused on how anesthesiology based critical care practices are organized and the challenges associated with the administration and management of anesthesiology critical care units. Currently, numerous challenges are affecting the sustainability of CCA practice, including decreased applications to fellowship positions and decreased reimbursement for critical care work.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - April 11, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Brigid C. Flynn, Megan H. Hicks, Craig S. Jabaley, Shawn Simmons, Courtney Maxey-Jones, Vivek Moitra, Dan Brown, Ashish K. Khanna, Brent Kidd, Jarva Chow, Shweta Yemul Golhar, Kaveh Hemati, Talia K. Ben-Jacob, Margit Kaufman, Miguel Cobas, Michael Nurok, Tags: Review Article Source Type: research