CRNA performance in the surgical workspace

Physician Anaesthetists Versus Non-Physician Providers of Anesthesia for Surgical Patients, Lewis SR, Nicholson A, Smith AF, Alderson P. (2014). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD010357. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010357.pub2.

• A Cochrane literary review with over 1.5 million patients highlights the equity in care patients do receive whether anesthesia is administered by Nurse Anesthetist or Anesthesiologist.

Surgical Mortality and Type of Anesthesia Provider, Pine M, Holt KD, Lou YB, (2003), AANA Journal, 71:109-116.

• This study highlights the effects of different anesthesia providers on Medicare patients receiving eight different surgical procedures and their respective mortality rates. Mortality was compared for anesthesiologists working alone, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) working alone, and anesthesia care teams. The research found that the type of provider, or provider team, did not differ in any statistically significant way.