Research and Publications

Home / Practice / Research / Research and Publications

Published Anesthesiology Research

CRNAs/nurse anesthesiologists are consistently active in research.

It’s not surprising that CRNA/nurse anesthesiologist researchers are well represented in peer-reviewed journals.

Explore research by your colleagues in:

  • Quality and safety
  • Cost effectiveness
  • Scope of practice
  • Workforce
  • Impact of COVID-19

CRNAs/Nurse anesthesiologists are active in research and have authored numerous articles in a variety of peer-reviewed journals such as the AANA Journal, The Clinical Forum for Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse Anesthesia, Anesthesiology, Anesthesia and Analgesia, Journal of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia, Journal of the American Medical Association, and Nursing Research.

In addition, CRNAs/nurse anesthesiologists have presented their research at a variety of national and international meetings and conferences from academia to industry. Research by CRNAs/nurse anesthesiologists has been funded by private and governmental grants, as well as from the AANA.

Movement of nurse anesthesia educational programs into graduate educational frameworks has allowed students to graduate with the skills for undertaking research and advancing the science of anesthesia.

Quality and Safety

Beissel DE. (2016). Complication Rates for Fluoroscopic Guided Interlaminar Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections Performed by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists in Diverse Practice Settings. J Healthc Qual.38(6):344-352.

Dulisse B, Cromwell J (2010). No Harm Found When Nurse Anesthetists Work Without Supervision by Physicians, Health Affairs, 29:1469 1475.

McMullan SP, Thomas-Hawkins C, Shirely MR (2017). Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Perceptions of Factors Impacting Patient Safety.  Nursing Administration Quarterly, 41(1):56-69.

Negrusa B, Hogan PF, Warner JT, Schroeder CH, Pang B (2016). Scope of Practice Laws and Anesthesia Complications. No Measurable Impact of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Expanded Scope of Practice on Anesthesia-related Complications. Medical Care, 54(10): 913-920.

Simonson D, Ahern M, Hendry M. (2007). Anesthesia Staffing and Anesthetic Complications During Cesarean Delivery, Nursing Research, 56,1:9-17.

Cost Effectiveness

Cintina I, Hogan PF, Schroeder C, Simonson BE, Quraishi JA (2018). Cost Effectiveness of Anesthesia Providers and Implications of Scope of Practice in Medicare Population. Nursing Economic$, 36(2):67-73.

Hogan P, Seifert R, Moore C, Simonson B (2010). Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Anesthesia Providers, Nursing Economic$, 28,3:159-169.

Lewin Group (2016). Update of Cost Effectiveness of Anesthesia Providers. Lewin Publications, May 13, 2016.

Lewin Group (2012) presents four case studies that discuss medical and indirect costs involved with chronic pain treatment.

MacIntyre P, Stevens B, Collins S, Hewer I (2014). Cost of Education and Earning Potential for Non-Physician Anesthesia Providers. AANA Journal, 82(1):25-31.

Scope of Practice

Adams, E. K. and S. Markowitz (2018). Improving efficiency in the health-care system: Removing anticompetitive barriers for advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants. Policy Proposal 2018-08. The Hamilton Project, Brookings.

Conover CJ, Richards R. (2015). Economic benefits of less restrictive regulation of advanced practice nurses in North Carolina. Nurs Outlook. 63(5):585-92.

Hoyem RL, Quraishi JA, Jordan L, Wiltse Nicely KL. (2019). Advocacy, Research, and Anesthesia Practice Models: Key Studies of Safety and Cost-Effectiveness. Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 20(4):193–204.

Martin, B. and M. Alexander (2019). The Economic Burden and Practice Restrictions Associated With Collaborative Practice Agreements: A National Survey of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses. Journal of Nursing Regulation 9(4): 22-30.

Mills, A., Sorensen, A., Gillen, E., Coomer, N. M., Theis, E., Scope, S., Beadles, C., & Quraishi, J. (2020). Quality, Costs, and Policy: Factors Influencing Choice of Anesthesia Staffing Models. Journal of Healthcare Management, 65(1), 45–60.

Workforce

Ruby L. Hoyem, PhD, Lorraine Jordan, PhD, CRNA, CAE, FAAN, Valentina V. Lukyanova, PhD, Trinidad Legaspi, JD, LLM. (2023). Practice Model Trends in Medicare Payments Across States and Regions. AANA J. Vol. 91. No. 5.

Coomer NM, Mills A, Beadles C, Gillen E, Chew R, & Quraishi JA. (2019). Anesthesia Staffing Models and Geographic Prevalence Post-Medicare CRNA/Physician Exemption Policy. Nurs Econ. 37(2), 86-91.

Liao CJ, Quraishi JA, & Jordan LM. (2015). Geographical Imbalance of Anesthesia Providers and Its Impact on Uninsured and Vulnerable Populations. Nurs Econ. 33(5):263-270.

Martsolf, G. R., et al. (2019). Relationship Between State Policy and Anesthesia Provider Supply in Rural Communities. Medical Care 57(5): 341-347.

Merwin E, Stern S, Jordan LM, & Bucci M. (2009). New Estimates for CRNA Vacancies. AANA J. 77(2):121-9.

Negrusa, S, Hogan, P, Jordan, L, Hoyem, R, Cintina, I, Zhou, M, Pereira, A., & Quraishi, J. (2021). Work Patterns, Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Job Satisfaction of the CRNA Workforce – Findings from the 2019 AANA Survey of CRNAs. Nursing Outlook, 69(3), P370-379.

Negrusa, S, Hogan, P, Cintina, I, Quraishi, J, Hoyem, R, Jordan, L, & Zhou, M. (2021) Anesthesia Services: A Workforce Model and Projections of Demand and Supply. Nursing Economic$ 39(6): 275–84.

COVID-19 Impact

Callan, V., Eshkevari, L., Finder, S., Jeter, L., May, S., Schirle, L., Stulce, J., Hoyem, R. L., & Everson, M. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Practice. AANA Journal, 89(4), 334–340.

Everson, M., Wilbanks, B. A., Hranchook, A. M., Hirsch, M., Clayton, B. A., Jordan, L. M., & Callan, V. (2021). From the Operating Room to the Front Lines: Shared Experiences of Nurse Anesthetists During the Coronavirus Pandemic. AANA Journal, 89(2), 109–116.

Hoyem, R. L., & Jordan, L. (2020). The Impact of COVID-19: Findings from the Second Wave of a Survey of CRNAs. AANA Journal, August 2020, online content.

Quraishi, J., Jordan, L., & Hoyem, R. L. (2020). The Impact of Covid-19: Findings from a Survey of CRNAs. AANA Journal, June 2020, online content.