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    Quality of Care in Anesthesia
    Synopsis of Published Information Comparing
    Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and
    Anesthesiologist Patient Outcomes
     

    Introduction 

    Section One: Summary of Pertinent Quality of Care Studies and Data 

    1. Needleman/Minnick OB Study in Health Services Research
    2. Simonson OB Study in Nursing Research 
    3. Pine Study in the AANA Journal 
    4. Bechtoldt Study 
    5. Forrest Study 
    6. Minnesota Department of Health Study
    7. Center for Disease Control 
    8. National Academy of Sciences Study 
    9. Nurse Anesthetist Professional Liability Premiums 

    Section Two 

    1. Anesthesiologist Distortions Concerning Quality of Care 
    2. Abenstein and Warner Article in Anesthesia & Analgesia 
    3. Silber Study in Medical Care 
    4. New England Journal of Medicine Articles (by Wiklund and Rosenbaum) 
    5. Silber Study in Anesthesiology 
    6. Vila Study in Archives of Surgery 

    Summary 

    Bibliography 
    Selected References on the Quality of Anesthesia Care by Anesthesiologists and Nurse Anesthetists

    Appendix 
    Nurse Anesthetists Professional Liability Premiums—Premium Changes from 1988 to 2004

    Revised 2004; April 2009


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