Rising sudden death among anaesthesiologists in China

Editor—Anaesthesiologists in China are currently suffering from work overload, and sudden death is increasing dramatically. A recent sudden death of a young anaesthesiologist in a local hospital followed an overnight of on-duty work; the second sudden death of a young anaesthesiologist this spring. In 2014, a young anaesthesiologist had a cardiac arrest after working 70 hours per week before the incident. More than 10 anaesthesiologists aged 30–45 yr had a cardiac arrest due to a heavy workload in China from 2013 to 2014.¹ Sadly, this number has been increasing in recent years.² The occupational status of anaesthesiologists was recently examined in a survey conducted by the New Youth Anaesthesia Forum, the largest web site of anaesthesiologists in China.³ The survey was also supported by the Chinese Society of Anaesthesiology and the Chinese Association of Anaesthesiology.

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