The study made several findings, including the following:
• Older anesthesiologists devote 81 percent of their time on average to clinical care, particularly those specializing in pain management or critical care.
• Anesthesiologists participated in clinical care well into their 60s.
• 30 percent of anesthesiologists are expected to work past 65, 18 percent past 70 and 10 percent will work at 80
• Older anesthesiologists work long work weeks (49.4 hours on average), similar to other physicians but longer than other professions.
Understanding older anesthesiologists’ practice patterns and retirement plans is the first step in dealing with the consequences of undersupply, researchers said.
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