Originally published by our sister publication, Anesthesiology News
Samantha Shinde, BSc, MBBS, FRCA
Of all professions, physicians have the highest rates of death by suicide,1 and this risk may be even higher for anesthesiologists.
The results of a 2019 U.K. survey indicated a need for guidance in managing the risk for death by suicide among anesthesiologists.2 In response to this survey, and amid general concerns about stress in the medical workplace, the Association of Anaesthetists developed