Heterogeneity Among Countries in the Subspecialty of Cardiovascular Anesthesia in Latin America: Survey Results.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
; 38(2): 371-378, 2024 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate demographics, workload, training, facilities, and equipment in cardiovascular anesthesia (CVA) in Latin America (LA).DESIGN:
A descriptive cross-sectional study with data collected through a survey.SETTING:
A multicenter, international web-based questionnaire that included 37 multiple-choice questions.PARTICIPANTS:
Physicians and specialists in anesthesiology who regularly participated in cardiovascular surgeries and were members of the scientific societies of the Latin American Confederation of Anesthesiology.INTERVENTIONS:
None MEASUREMENTS AND MAINRESULTS:
A total of 484 completed questionnaires were collected. A total of 97.8% of the respondents had a university degree in anesthesiology. Most did not receive formal training in CVA, and only 41.5% received formal training. Moreover, most of them were trained in their own country, and a smaller percentage were trained abroad. Half of the respondents reported receiving <12 months of training. A third part of the respondents had received training in transesophageal echocardiography. Only 5.8% of the respondents worked exclusively in CVA, and a high percentage dedicated <60% of their weekly work hours to this subspecialty. A total of 80.6% of the centers had <3 cardiac surgery operating rooms. Only one-third of the centers performed heart/lung transplantation, venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and ventricular assist device implantation.CONCLUSIONS:
A significant lack of training programs in anesthesiology practice and complex procedures in medical centers in LA are evident. Thus, basic accredited programs should be developed in medical centers in LA.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Anestesia em Procedimentos Cardíacos
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Anestesiologia
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
Assunto da revista:
ANESTESIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Uruguai
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos