Anesthesia

With a growing number of tattoo artists offering pain management — including topical anesthetics — for lengthy sessions, the American Society of Anesthesiologists has issued guidelines for these procedures.  The ASA urges patients to use caution when receiving an anesthetic…

A bill that would ban time limits on anesthesia now sits on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk, WAND News reported June 23. The legislation was introduced in January by Republican state Rep. Bill Hauter, MD, in response to a proposed…

GE Healthcare has issued a medical device correction for its Carestation anesthesia monitoring platform, according to a June 24 report from Mass Device. If uncorrected, the error can lead to injury or death, according to the FDA’s classification.  GE has…

Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Health has tapped Mark Twite, MD, as chief of cardiac anesthesia and co-director of Nemours Children’s Cardiac Center in Delaware Valley, according to a June 20 report from Bucksco.today. In the role, Dr. Twite will lead…

Researchers at the University of California are studying new potential anesthetics that do not require the same level of expertise as drugs used in the operating room today.  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is funding a team of researchers…

Anesthesiologists are among the highest-paid physicians in the U.S., but the specialty is also facing growing demand and a projected shortage.  The Clinician Workforce Insights Report from Axuall outlines key data points shaping the field today. Here are 10 numbers…

Anesthesia providers are closely eyeing the future of the ASC industry as it is increasingly consolidated by national management services organizations, hospitals and health systems and private equity groups. Three leaders in anesthesia joined Becker’s to share their thoughts on…

Madison, Wis.-based Edgewood College has launched a Doctor of Nursing Practice program, according to a June 18 report from Channel3000. The program, which will welcome its first students in August, will prepare future CRNAs to deliver comprehensive anesthesia services.  The…

Here is what four major anesthesia management groups have been up to in 2025:  NorthStar Anesthesia Anesthesia services provider NorthStar Anesthesia has more than 4,000 anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists under its banner, and partners with 280 health care…

Flat Medical, a medtech company specializing in safety solutions for anesthesia and pain medicine, has signed a dealership agreement with Mercury Medical for its EpiFaith syringe in the U.S.  The smart syringe converts the tactile loss-of-resistance technique into an objective…