Anesthesiologists, indeed very hard, a lot of pressure, of course, it is also a very important work, for the hospital surgery to protect, its significance is great, "only a small operation, no small anesthesia", anesthesiologists, good or bad, on the successful completion of the patient's surgery, postoperative malpractice incidence of a key impact, is a direct decision of life and death medical work. It is a medical work that directly determines life and death. The mortality rate of anesthesia accident in China is much higher than the international level, and Chinese anesthesia needs good doctors! From this point of view, if you are an excellent talent, I do not recommend that you leave the anesthesia profession.
The closest thing to anesthesia is ICU, you can switch to be an ICU doctor, of course, there is a lot to learn, because ICU is a general practitioner can only do things, but most of the ICU doctors in China are from anesthesia. Compared to anesthesia, ICU doctors work at a slower pace, but the pressure is not at all less.
In fact, don't think too hard, if the manpower is enough, I have seen many anesthesiologists and ICU doctors have a leisurely time, and I don't feel that they have how "hard"! After you get used to it, everything will enter a smooth track of development, and it is normal for occasional emergencies to speed up the pace.