title: No breathing room in the anesthesia turf battle.
abstract: Anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists have always jostled each other for work, but managed care and policy changes have brought tensions to a boil. Is the anesthesia battle a harbinger of the future?
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Firshein
mesh_terms: D000761:Anesthesia Department, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016363:Antitrust Laws; D003284:Contract Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008910:Minnesota; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000600:supply & distribution; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce