Anesthesia

Here are three difficult-airway protocols for healthcare facilities to identify difficult-to-intubate patients across different departments and teams, developed by anesthesiologists at Sunrise, Fla.-based Sheridan Healthcare:

With the rise of regulatory burdens and the fall in reimbursements, ambulatory surgery centers face a challenging landscape. Surgery centers navigating this landscape can look to the anesthesia leadership at their facilities to help them survive and thrive. Anesthesiologists' roles…

Vargo Anesthesia has created an application that provides more than 400 case tips to anesthesia care providers, according to an iMedicalApps report.

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia has named Barbara L. Cerrone senior director of marketing and corporate communications, according to a Long Island Newsday report.

Analogic announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the SonixGPS Nerve Block Needle Kit, according to a Street Insider report.

In an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post, Tony Mira, president and CEO, discusses ICD-10 and its implications for clinicians.

Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas announced its anesthesiologists are going to start using an iPad application, called i-Procedures, to document patient information, according to a NewsWest 9 report.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national annual mean wage for nurse anesthetists is $154,390.

Bibb County Medical Society has named Robert Lane, MD, vice president, according to a report by The Telegraph.

Inergetics, a developer of nutritional supplements, announced the appointment of anesthesiologist Mark Wallace, MD, to its scientific/medical advisory board.