Anesthesia

Undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea is a serious safety issue for surgical patients. Now, there is a new, anesthesia-based test for the disorder, which has the potential to facilitate rapid sleep apnea diagnosis and save lives, according to new research published…

Sunrise, Fla.-based Sheridan Healthcare announced 18 of its anesthesiologists have been appointed to the Florida Society of Anesthesiology's board of directors.

Fairfax, Va.-based Inova Comprehensive Cancer and Research Institute recognized the contribution made to its construction by FOAA Anesthesia Services, the mid-Atlantic division of North American Partners in Anesthesia.

Two American Society of Anesthesiologists affiliated organizations have won the 2014 Power of A Award, presented by the American Society of Association Executives.

Stimulating a major dopamine-producing region in the brain — the ventral tegmental area — caused rats to wake from general anesthesia, suggesting that this region plays a key role in restoring consciousness after general anesthesia, according to a study that…

Louis A. Schmidt, MD, an anesthesiologist with Piqua, Ohio-based Valley Regional Surgery Center, is celebrating 50 years as a physician and anesthesiologist, according to a report from the Daily Call.

Advanced Pain Management Beaver Dam (Wis.) Clinic has added Douglas Keehn, DO, to its medical staff, according to a Beaver Dam Daily Citizen report.

Hoops Family Children's Hospital at Cabell Huntington (W. Va.) Hospital has added Kyle Smith, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Charleston Daily Mail report.

Paul Yost, MD, has been named president of the California Society of Anesthesiologists.

According to the National Business Group on Health, in a survey of 46 large employers, 17 percent have a narrow network already in place. In addition, 44 percent were considering narrow network health plans for implementation between 2015 and 2017.…