Ep 149: Quality of Care Studies in Anesthesia – Fact vs Myth

For the past 50+ years, numerous quality of care studies have been published that evaluated outcomes based on the anesthesia provider. These studies have produced great data but some of the research methods and findings were flawed. That’s been used by the ASA and AANA to promote agendas. We’ve invited Nancy Bruton-Maree, CRNA, and Sandy Ouellette, CRNA, back on the show to tell us about the different studies through the years and sort out the difference between fact and fiction.   Read more: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/ep-149-quality-of-care-studies-in-anesthesia-fact-vs-myth/3034/    AANA Document: Quality of Care in Anesthesia   Get the CE certificate here: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Beyond-the-Mask-CE-Cert-FILLABLE.pdf   What we discuss on this episode: 4:27 – An overview of the studies and findings 6:58 – Studies from the 1970s and 80s 10:58 – Bechtodt study 14:48 – When Sandy was president elect   17:30 – The Silber Study 24:00 – Flawed results 26:45 – Analysis by Dr. Michael Pine 31:48 – Abenstein and Warmer article in 1996 32:27 – Vila Study in Archives of Study 33:17 – Dulisse & Cromwell study 38:15 – Needleman study in 2008 39:41 – Simonson study in 2007 41:15 – What do we know now in 2021? 43:05 – How to learn more 48:04 – We need to keep producing data 53:21 – The future is quality, cost and access