Why are anesthesiologists paid that much?

Question

I’m not saying they don’t deserve it, obviously I know they have our lives between their hands. To my knowledge, they base their calculations around our weights and heights. What else makes it so difficult?

In: Biology

Answer 1

I mean, if you want, we can do the Howard, Fine, and Howard method. Puts you right out, but you may have a skull fracture, concussion, and some brain bleeding.