TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Scope and Future of Anesthesia Practice A1 - Murray, Tess A1 - Avidan, Michael S. A1 - Evers, Alex S. A2 - Longnecker, David E. A2 - Mackey, Sean C. A2 - Newman, Mark F. A2 - Sandberg, Warren S. A2 - Zapol, Warren M. PY - 2017 T2 - Anesthesiology, 3e AB - KEY POINTSThe operating room remains the primary focus for the vast majority of practitioners.The practitioner’s primary responsibility is to ensure patients’ comfort and safety when they are exposed to the trespass of surgery and other invasive procedures.The intraoperative conduct of anesthesia has both immediate and long-term effects on patient safety and outcomes postoperatively.The provision of safe anesthetic care across geographically dispersed sites and encompassing wide ranges of patient health, in an economically responsible manner, is a challenge that anesthesiologists need to address proactively.The personal administration of every anesthetic is not feasible due to workforce limitations; team-based anesthesia care is required to meet the demand for anesthesia services.Meeting the personnel, safety, and cost demands of the future will require that providers overcome the political infighting between organized anesthesiology and nurse anesthesia, especially in an era when the majority of these individual providers work together effectively.Many believe it is important for the future of the specialty that anesthesiologists assume a broader role in perioperative medicine.Advances in knowledge and technology have created an opportunity for anesthesiologists to address the scientific questions at the core of the specialty as well as a variety of important clinical problems.Future opportunities for anesthesiologists include greater involvement in pharmacogenomics, business, and health care systems management and the development of new technologies, while continuing to lead and develop traditional areas, such as operating room anesthesia, critical care, pain medicine, teaching, research, and resuscitation. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144110809 ER -