• A Albi, C Lentschener, and Y Ozier.
• Service d'anesthésie-réanimation, université Paris V, hôpital Cochin, Assistance publique, Hôpitaux de Paris, 27, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France.
• Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2003 Mar 1; 22 (3): 166-9.

IntroductionOffice space and computer facilities offered to medical practitioners in departments of anaesthesia (DA) belonging to university hospitals in metropolitan France in 2002 were surveyed.MethodA questionnaire was mailed to the 72 heads of DA belonging to university hospitals in metropolitan France in order to assess: (1) the number of full time anaesthesiologists sharing each office; (2) whether a computer was provided to all full time anaesthetists who required one; (3) the adequacy of the offices in terms of the DA's needs; (4) the subjective appreciation of the comfort level of the DA office space when compared to other departments within the institution; (5) whether an office space with a computer was specifically reserved for fellows.ResultsSixty-two replies were received (86.1%). Among full time anaesthesiologists surveyed:only 21.8% occupied an office alone; 1.2% had no office; 36.5, 21.7, 8.2, 3.4, 3.9, 3.2% shared one office with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, more than 5 colleagues, respectively; 25.8% had a personal computer. Fifty percent of DA surveyed did not reserve a specific office for fellow's need; 75.8% of the offices surveyed were evaluated as being of inadequate comfort level; 64.5% of the offices surveyed were evaluated at a lower comfort level when compared to the office space of other departments within the institution.ConclusionA high response rate was obtained. DA were found to be insufficiently provided with offices and computer facilities in french university hospitals. Such a situation, which is both surprising and questionable in an industrialised country, warrants a debate.

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