The WFSA Global Anesthesia Workforce Survey
The WFSA Global Anesthesia Workforce Survey
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DOI:
10.1213/ane.0000000000002258
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发表时间:
2017-09-01
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
Gore-Booth, Julian
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作者:
Kempthorne, Peter;Morriss, Wayne W.;Gore-Booth, Julian
BACKGROUND: Safe anesthesia and surgical care are not available when needed for 5 billion of the world's 7 billion people. There are major deficiencies in the specialist surgical workforce in many parts of the world, and specific data on the anesthesia workforce are lacking.METHODS: The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists conducted a workforce survey during 2015 and 2016. The aim of the survey was to collect detailed information on physician anesthesia provider (PAP) and non-physician anesthesia provider (NPAP) numbers, distribution, and training. Data were categorized according to World Health Organization regional groups and World Bank income groups.RESULTS: We obtained information for 153 of 197 countries, representing 97.5% of the world's population. There were marked differences in the density of PAPs between World Health Organization regions and between World Bank income groups, ranging from 0 to over 20 PAP per 100,000 population. Seventy-seven countries reported a PAP density of