Anesthesia

Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center has added Valerie Elizabeth Armstead, MD, as a professor in its department of anesthesiology.

The global market for anesthesia gas monitoring devices is expected to increase through 2020, according to a 360 Market Updates report.

In recent years, multimodal pain management has become a routine part of surgical care, as pain management specialists incorporate regional nerve blocks, oral medications and intraoperative methods to safely produce effective analgesia.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has developed a communication program to help healthcare providers respond to adverse events, according to a recent industry and market news alert by Anesthesia Business Consultants CEO and President Tony Mira.

Orange, Calif.-based Allied Anesthesia has made a commitment to St. Joseph Hospital Behavioral Health Center of Excellence, also located in Orange, Calif.

The global market for pain management devices is expected to increase through 2022, according to a Credence Research report.

The global market for pain management drugs and devices is projected to increase through 2022, according to a Wise Guy Research Consultants report.

Irving, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia, an anesthesia management company, has acquired Square Waveform Anesthesiology, an anesthesia practice based in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Jackson, Mich.-based Plexus Technology Group and Germany-based HEYER Medical AG have partnered to create an integrated anesthesia EMR system.

Jeffrey G. Priest, MD, has been recognized by Continental Who's Who.