Why would a CRNA not be allowed to do hearts,OB, Cardio?

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I was looking throgh some CRNA ads and one caught my attention

"Special Conditions: 1 MD for every 2 rooms. CRNA is not allowed to do OB, Hearts or Cardio....no exceptions! May lose those skills if working there a long time."

This was from a large hosptial that does many types of surgeries. Why wouldn't they allow CRNAs to perform on the above mentioned cases?

Thanks

A LOT is politics. However, I think I will agree that the idea of a team approach with OHR and some of those huge cases is not a bad idea, even if its 2 ologists or a CRNA and an ologist. AAA, livers, CABG, can all turn real bad real fast. However, I can tell you as a student coming out, I have probably 2 times the experience with CABG and OB than the residents I worked with. Probably just the hospital I came from, but that's my experience.

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