Out for the count: anaesthetists battle burnout

05 April 2019 - 07:00 By KATHARINE CHILD
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In the past six months, the SA Anaesthetist Society has been made aware of three anaesthetists who committed suicide.
In the past six months, the SA Anaesthetist Society has been made aware of three anaesthetists who committed suicide.
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Anaesthetists, who patients rely on to keep them alive during surgery, are themselves waging a daily battle, so severe is the pressure of their jobs.

In the past six months, the SA Anaesthetist Society has been made aware of three anaesthetists who committed suicide.

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