de Lanzac K S, Miller M K, Eyrich J E
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Anesthesiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
J La State Med Soc. 2001 Jul;153(7):364-71.
The Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Anesthesiology performed an analysis of anesthesia practice and needs within the State of Louisiana. The State of Louisiana currently has approximately 300 practicing anesthesiologists (physicians), 700 certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), and does not currently utilize anesthesiologist assistants (AAs). Approximately 500,000 anesthesia encounters occur annually in Louisiana. Although there is a recognized critical shortage of anesthesiologists nationally, this document will focus mainly on the issue of mid-level providers of anesthesia services. The overwhelming majority of surgical and obstetric procedures is performed using the anesthesia care team approach both nationally and in the State of Louisiana. Within the anesthesia care team model, the practice of certified registered nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologist assistants are interchangeable, and both would meet the need for mid-level anesthesia providers in the State of Louisiana.
路易斯安那州立大学健康科学中心麻醉学系对路易斯安那州内的麻醉实践与需求进行了分析。路易斯安那州目前约有300名执业麻醉医师，700名认证注册护士麻醉师，且目前未使用麻醉医师助理。路易斯安那州每年约有50万例麻醉病例。尽管全国范围内麻醉医师严重短缺，但本文将主要聚焦于中级麻醉服务提供者的问题。在全国以及路易斯安那州，绝大多数外科和产科手术均采用麻醉护理团队模式进行。在麻醉护理团队模式下，认证注册护士麻醉师和麻醉医师助理的职责是可互换的，二者均能满足路易斯安那州对中级麻醉服务提供者的需求。
