Increasing overlapping coverage by anesthesiologists for major noncardiac inpatient surgical procedures is linked to a significant rise in surgical patient morbidity and mortality, according to a retrospective study published online in JAMA Surgery (2022 Jul 20. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.2804).
“How many overlapping rooms an anesthesiologist covers is an important consideration for staffing.” said first author Michael L. Burns, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of anesthesiology at the