Acta anaesthesiologica Sinica
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Acta Anaesthesiol. Sin. · Mar 1999
[The role of nurse anesthetist in Taiwan (questionnaire report)].
Anesthesia as a specialty was introduced to Taiwan for over 40 years. In early days, there were quite a number of nurse anesthetists who were trained to share the heavy burden of anesthetic work. However, due to the increasing demand for better anesthetic quality, the role of nurse anesthetists is open to discussion. ⋯ Anesthesia as a highly specialized field of medicine should be conducted by qualified and well trained anesthesiologists only. Training for nurse anesthetists should be confined to preparation of drugs and care of patients only.