Anaesthesia is a high risk specialty in which life threatening complications can arise in moments. Experience and expertise is needed to pre-empt and prevent these. And to deal with them quickly when they do occur.
Obviously somebody with has not been to med school, but has completed a 2 year course will not be as safe as someone with 5 years of med school plus a rigorous training program and post graduate exams from the royal college of anaesthetists. Obviously.
It is highly informed opinion based on decades of experience tho 😂 Where is your evidence for the counter hypothesis ‘anaesthesia associates are as safe as consultant anaesthetists for patients undergoing surgery in the nhs’? That’s what’s needed before change on this scale can be undertaken
Sweden health services have employed Anaesthetic Assistants successfully for many years.
If consultant anaesthetist is the only standard, why did my cousin not have a consultant anaesthetist present for her caesarean birth, as part of the routine.
I can’t comment on Sweden as have no info on training, scope of practice, pay or supervision arrangements. Could be comparing apples and oranges. Your cousin will have had a doctor with extensive anaesthesia training including the subspecialty of obstetric anaesthesia. There are no safe shortcuts.
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If consultant anaesthetist is the only standard, why did my cousin not have a consultant anaesthetist present for her caesarean birth, as part of the routine.