Anesthesia

Brian Parks, DO, joined Effingham, Ill.-based HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital's Center for Interventional Pain Management, according to the Effingham Daily News.

Use of the Lean and Six Sigma approaches can help anesthesia teams improve quality, according to a recent industry and market news alert by Anesthesia Business Consultants CEO and President Tony Mira.

A study in Anesthesiology investigated the incidence of patient consciousness after undergoing general anesthesia.

The FDA has released a warning about the use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs in children and pregnant women.

Plexus Technology Group, an anesthesia information management system provider, has partnered with La Casa del Médico, a Panama-based healthcare distributor, to form an international distributor partnership.

Following news that the Department of Veterans Affairs excluded certified registered nurse anesthetists from its final rule granting three types on advanced practice registered nurses full practice authority, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists issued a statement in opposition.

In a recent blog post, Dr. Adam Blomberg provides five strategies for creating change in the OR.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued a final rule that grants three types of advanced practice registered nurses full practice authority.

In a recent post, North American Partners in Anesthesia announced Dr. Christopher Campese will serve as Secretary of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists in 2017.

Scranton, Pa.-based Geisinger Community Medical Center has added Kristy Voytek, MD, and Melissa Ann Lasota, MD, to its anesthesia team.