Why are anesthesiologists paid that much?

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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?

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It’s not just a simple size calculation, they monitor the patient throughout and adjust doses as needed.

Another thing is that because they often cause you to stop breathing they do a ton of airway management. It’s incredibly important obviously but also comes with some liability as poor technique can result in damage to your teeth. Dental damage like a chipped tooth doesn’t heal and people don’t like that.

They’ll meet you before surgery, go over your history to decide on the right drugs, execute their plan correctly keeping unaware of the unimaginable pain and keep you alive during that hopefully without causing permanent damage.

High skill high risk work with lives on the line. A bad job can result in death or permanent disability. All doctors make good money of course for similar reasons but this type gives you what is sort of a controlled overdose and keeps you from dying as long as needed.

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