Your anesthesiologist cares for you

<p>"It’s one of the hard things about anesthesiology. A window opens, you work like all get out, doing all sorts of things while the breeze blows in, then it’s shut again. Sometimes, you see your patient once more; sometimes, if things go awry, you might see them multiple times. Or your colleagues step in to help out if you are not there. Or the critical care or perioperative anesthesiologist work their magic for awhile. But basically, you welcome the orneriness in, and then, after the bustle and harumphing, you miss it."</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-shafer-46135a103/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer follow" data-wpel-link= "exclude">Audrey Shafer</a> is an anesthesiologist.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/2022/04/the-sick-sick-patient-and-the-anesthesiologist.html">The sick-sick patient and the anesthesiologist</a>."</p> <p><a href= "https://www.nuance.com/healthcare/campaign/info-hub/dax-for-clinicians.html?cid=7016T000002DAhAQAW&utm_campaign=NHA-OT-2023Q1-KevinMD_Podcast_AudioAd_Sept_Oct_22&utm_medium=Referral&utm_source=audio"> <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-424286" src= "https://www.kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/NuanceLogo_Horz_k-2-300x62.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="62" /></a></p> <p><em>This episode is sponsored by the <a href= "https://www.nuance.com/healthcare/campaign/info-hub/dax-for-clinicians.html?cid=7016T000002DAhAQAW&utm_campaign=NHA-OT-2023Q1-KevinMD_Podcast_AudioAd_Sept_Oct_22&utm_medium=Referral&utm_source=audio"> Nuance Dragon Ambie</a><a href= "https://www.nuance.com/healthcare/campaign/info-hub/dax-for-clinicians.html?cid=7016T000002DAhAQAW&utm_campaign=NHA-OT-2023Q1-KevinMD_Podcast_AudioAd_Sept_Oct_22&utm_medium=Referral&utm_source=audio">nt eXperience</a>.</em></p> <p class="xxxmsonormal"><em>With so many demands on their time, physicians today report record levels of burnout. Burnout is caused by many factors, one of which is clinical documentation. Studies indicate physicians s