Postmortem qualitative analysis of psychological, occupational, and environmental factors associated with lethal anesthetic and/or opioid abuse among anesthesiologists: case series

Background: Anesthetic and/or opioid abuse is more prevalent among anesthesiologists than in other medical specialties and it has been associated with high mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate factors associated with lethal anesthetic and/or opioid abuse among anesthesiologists. Methods:...

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Main Authors: Flavia Serebrenic, Maria José Carvalho Carmona, Paulo Jannuzzi Cunha, André Malbergier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001421002219