More than one-third say yes. "Why struggle or play guessing games,
when other technologies are available?" asks Gwendolynn D. Randall,
PhD, CRNA, ARNP, of Royal Palm Beach, Fla.
But others sound a note of caution about the importance of retain-
ing essential skills. "I hope not," says Dr. Randazzo. "Direct laryn-
goscopy with conventional blades is an essential skill to master, or to
at least become adept at."
"You have to know the basics," says an anesthesiologist from
Baltimore, "in case your technology isn't available, is broken, or there
is no power."
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