Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Anesthesiologists: A Cross-Sectional Study

In the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline health-care workers (HCWs) including anesthesiologists have been fatigued due to long working hours in critical care units or operation theaters and necessity to remain available on call at odd hours. In addition, the exposure to numerous diseased and morbid patients throughout the prolonged pandemic period has predisposed them to psychological distress. This is a cross-sectional study to evaluate the depression and anxiety among the HCWs during COVID. The demographic and general information of 237 HCWs across India, through an online survey was collected and analyzed. The male: female ratio of the studied population was 53:47. In addition, 50% of the participants were aged