Anesthesia

The American Society of Anesthesiologists named John P. Abenstein, MSEE, MD, president.

Over the last decade or so, anesthesia drug shortage issues appear to have been compounding. While the passage of the 2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act — which included a provision to mitigate national drug shortages —…

John Neeld, MD, received the 2013 Distinguished Service Award from the American Society of Anesthesiologists in recognition of his contributions to dramatically advance the safety of anesthesia.

Anesthesia risk management programs help facilities protect themselves as well as their patients, according to an abeo blog post.

Sedasys launched its SEDASYS System, a computer-assisted personalized sedation system, in the United States.

Anesthesia-related complications have decreased by more than half in four years, according to the Anesthesia Quality Institute's National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry.

Edan Medical will introduce the Acclarix AX8 Compact Ultrasound System at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2014 annual meeting, Oct. 11 to Oct. 15.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence named anesthesiologist Jerome Adams, MD, commissioner of the Indiana State Department of Health, according to a Daily Journal report.

Four North American Partners in Anesthesia anesthesiologists will be featured speakers at the American Society of Anesthesiologist's ANESTHESIOLOGY 2014 Conference to be held Oct. 11 to 15 in New Orleans.

Draeger will soon introduce the Perseus A500 anesthesia workstation, which offers support to the operating room workflow.