Anesthesia

NorthStar Anesthesia has acquired Continental Anesthesia.

The FDA lacks reliable data on tracked safety issues and postmarket studies related to drug applications needed to meet certain postmarket safety reporting responsibilities, according to a report by the United States Government Accountability Office.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists is celebrating the 2016 Physician Anesthesiologists Week from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6.

Maria Bustillo, MD, was named vice chair of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists' Residents Research Contest Committee.

Bright Rock Capital Management cut its stake in Mednax by 15.8 percent during the fourth quarter, according to a Corvus Business report.

The end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016 saw a sudden increase in merger, acquisition and partnership activity in the anesthesia industry. Here are seven deals announced in December 2015 and January 2016:

The global inhalation anesthesia market is expected to reach $1.5 billion by 2022, according to a report by Grand View Research.

Here are five best ways to discourage lawsuits against anesthesiologists, according to the Medscape Malpractice Report 2015: Why Anesthesiologists Get Sued.

The winter 2016 issue of Anesthesia Business Consultants' quarterly newsletter, The Communiqué, is now available.

Intermedix released its Anesthesia Mobile Intelligence application.