The value of the Internet to anaesthetistsPurpose: ~) determine which anaesthetists are using the Intemet, which resources they find most valuable, and whether the Intemet provides useful information which changes the way in which they practice anaesthesia. Method:The survey was posted on the World Wide Web and publicised by e-mail messages to the major anaesthesia c iscussion lists on the Intemet. Results:Two hundred and five valid replies were received from 22 countries. The typical respondent was an American m~Je specialist who worked in a university or teaching hospital in a crty with a population of over one million. The most popular World Wide Web site was GASNet, and the Anesthesiology Discussion Group was the most popular discussion list, Eighty-one percent of anaesthetists had changed their practice of anaesthesia based on information obtained via the Intemet. Ninety-six percent recommend that other anaesthetists join the Internet. Conclusion:The lnternet is a valuable resource for anaesthetists but, at present, it is used mainly by anaesthetists in universities and other major centres, espedally in North America.Objectif : Rechercher quels anesthEsistes utilisent I'lntemet, quelles sont pour eux les ressources les plus pr~- R~sultats : Deux cent cinq r~ponses valides provenant de 22 pays ont ErE revues. Typiquement, celui qui rEpondait Etat un spEcialiste annEricain de sexe masculin travaillant dans une universitE ou un hEpital d'enseignement dans une vilte de plus d'un million d'habitants. Le site WWW le plus populaire Etait C4kSNet, avec le groupe de discussion Anesthesiology Discussion Group. Quatre-vingt-un pour cent des anesthEsistes ont change leur fa~jon de pratiquer sur la base de I'inforrnation obtenue grace ,~ Intemet. Quatre-vingt-seize pour cent des anesthEsistes recommal ~deqt ~ leurs collEgues de se brancher sur l'lntemet.

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