Anesthesia

Some types of regional anesthesia do not make patients more susceptible to falls in the first days after having knee replacement surgery as studies have previously suggested, according to a study in Anesthesiology.

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia announced it has achieved the "Peer Reviewed by HFMA" designation from the Healthcare Financial Management Association for its anesthesia department management services.

More than 14 percent of pregnant women were prescribed opioids for pain at some time during their pregnancy, according to a study in Anesthesiology.

The Government Accountability Office released a report on drug shortages, which found anesthetic and central nervous system drugs are among the class of drugs experiencing the highest frequently of shortages, at 17 percent of all shortages, according to an American…

The Children's Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, Ga., announced that six of its anesthesiologists recently became board-certified in pediatric anesthesiology.

The Washoe County Medical Society announced that Henry C. Hicks, MD, has been elected as its president, according to a Reno Gazette-Journal report.

The Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Health and Human Services has released its Work Plan for 2014, and while there are no new anesthesia issues that the OIG will look into, the review of the use…

Crystal Clear Solutions has developed the Anesthesia 411 application, a guide for anyone involved in anesthesia care about the type of anesthesia needed for specific procedures, according to an iMedicalApps report.

AllCare Clinical Associates announced the appointment of Frank M. Sutton Jr., MD, as partner.

University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor announced that AlertWatch, a U-M startup company focused on helping anesthesiologists, has achieved U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to sell its patient monitoring software to hospitals.