Years ago the MDAs made the following comments about CRNAs:
They were not trained as well. They were only technicians who did not know why they did what they did. They could not correctly identify and treat problems that came up during anesthesia. They put the patients at risk.
Now we see the same arguments being used by CRNAs against AAs. Guess some CRNAs (not me) feel that what was done to them, they now can do to others.
But if turn about is fair play, the AAs can play that game also.
CRNAs recently have published very good studies that show all three of the anesthesia care arrangements (MDA only -- MDA/CRNA --- CRNA only) provide equally good care for patients.
So the logical move for the AAs is to do some studies using the same criteria as the ones done by the CRNAs to show that MDA/AA care is equal to MDA/CRNA. If the AAs use the same methodology and design for the study that the CRNAs used,the CRNAs will not be able fault the results if it does show the care is equally good.
And if the CRNAs do fault the studies, the MDAs can turn around and use the same arguments against the CRNAs. If it is flawed for one, it is flawed for the other.