The Impact of COVID-19 on the Status of the Anesthesiologists' Well-Being

Rebecca Aron¹, Joseph Pawlowski², Mohanad Shukry², Sasha Shillcutt²

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¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 984455 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA. Electronic address: Rebecca.aron@unmc.edu.
² Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 984455 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.

PMID: 34715972
PMCID: PMC8546313
DOI: 10.1016/j.aan.2021.07.009

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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Status of the Anesthesiologists' Well-Being

Rebecca Aron et al. Adv Anesth. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec:39:149-167.

doi: 10.1016/j.aan.2021.07.009. Epub 2021 Aug 4.

Authors

Rebecca Aron¹, Joseph Pawlowski², Mohanad Shukry², Sasha Shillcutt²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 984455 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA. Electronic address: Rebecca.aron@unmc.edu.
² Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 984455 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.

PMID: 34715972
PMCID: PMC8546313
DOI: 10.1016/j.aan.2021.07.009

No abstract available

Keywords: Burnout; Physician health; Resilience; Stress; Well-being; Wellness.

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Disclosure Dr. S.Shillcutt is the owner of Brave Enough LLC. The other authors have nothing to disclose.

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Pathway to burnout: Burnout results from chronic occupational stress, which can be a result of both organizational and individual factors.

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The effects of physician burnout on patient care.

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