“…Anesthesiology is among the specialties affected by this problem 31 . The responsibility imposed on it can be considered a stress factor for the professional on duty, generating malaise, sleep disturbances, excessive tiredness, irritability, restlessness, low tolerance to frustration, impatience, feelings of depression, and depersonalization, leading to affective detachment and apathy 32,33 . In the fi eld of anesthesiology, there are other factors that also cause high stress, such as time constraints, interference in personal and family life, medical legal aspects, miscommunication with colleagues, possibility of clinical complications in the perioperative period, little professional recognition, prolonged work shifts, responsibility for any complications, and unrealistic professional expectations 34 .…”