U Misra, E Gilvarry, J Marshall, R Hall, H McLure, R Mayall, S El-Ghazali, N Redfern, E McGrady, C Gerada
Anaesthetists have a higher incidence of substance use disorder when compared with other doctors. This might be due to the ease of access to intravenous opioids, propofol, midazolam, inhalational agents and other anaesthetic drugs. Alcohol use disorder continues to be the most common problem. Unfortunately, the first sign that something is amiss might be the anaesthetist's death from an accidental or deliberate overdose. While there are few accurate data, suicide is presumed to be the cause of death in approximately 6-10% of all anaesthetists...
April 21, 2022: Anaesthesia