title: [Outsourcing of anesthesia support system].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Recently, the deficiency in anesthesiologist's man power became a social problem in Japan. Therefore, we tried outsourcing of anesthesia support system.
  
  
  METHODS
  The questionnaire was sent to anesthesiologists after an anesthesia support system had started.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All anesthesiologists answered reduction in the burden of work.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Anesthesia support system outsourcing is effective in reducing the workload of anesthesiologists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi.
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.forename: Norimasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Seo
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology; D007564:Japan; D020416:Outsourced Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires