ASCs' efforts to reduce postoperative pain and opioid dependence include using less long-acting anesthesia, administering non-opioid medications in the operating room and using postoperative pain blocks that gradually wear off, according to Maura Dent Cash, RN.
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Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital's board of directors released a statement affirming the hospital's decision to drop Olean-based Southern Tier Anesthesiologists, the Olean Times Herald reports.
South University in Savannah, Ga., had its entire 2018 anesthesiologist assistant student class pass the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants exam.
MiraMed Global Services subsidiary MiraMed On Call is a focused health information management service offering medical records coding, oncology data management and trauma registry services.
The Olean (N.Y.) Common Council unanimously approved a measure asking Olean General Hospital and its parent, Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, to revisit contract negotiations with Olean-based Southern Tier Anesthesiologists, the Olean Times Herald reports.
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Two Gainesville-based University of Florida Health anesthesiologists suggested anesthesiologists may not be needed during routine colonoscopies.
Organizations and individuals have a responsibility to fight burnout among anesthesia providers and other physicians, which remains a serious issue, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.
Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico will pay a former medical resident $800,000 to settle allegations that she faced hostility and retaliation after reporting an alleged rape, the Albuquerque Journal reports.
The FDA approved Kala Pharmaceuticals' loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension 1 percent for postsurgery eye pain and inflammation.
Patients dismissed alone after an outpatient ambulatory procedure with anesthesia have no increased risk of adverse outcomes compared to patients released with an escort, according to a study published in Mayo Clinical Proceedings.