Association of Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio With Surgical Patient Morbidity and Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Recent studies have investigated the effect of overlapping surgeon responsibilities or nurse to patient staffing ratios on patient outcomes, but the association of overlapping anesthesiologist responsibilities with patient outcomes remains unexplored to our knowledge.

Objective

To examine the association between different levels of anesthesiologist staffing ratios and surgical patient morbidity and mortality.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective, matched cohort study consisting of major noncardiac inpatient surgical procedures performed from January 1, 2010, to October 31, 2017, was conducted in 23 US academic and private hospitals. A total of 866 453 adult patients (aged ≥18 years) undergoing major inpatient surgery within the Multicenter Peri

SUBMITTER: Burns ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9301588 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature