Anesthesia

Claude Brunson, MD, senior adviser to the vice chancellor for external affairs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson and professor of anesthesiology, has been named president-elect of the Mississippi State Medical Association, according to a Clarion Ledger…

Biloxi Regional Medical Center announced that it has added Paul J. Harris, MD, to its active medical staff and to Biloxi Anesthesiology.  

The International Association of Healthcare Professionals announced that it selected Sherif Zaafran, MD, to represent anesthesiology in its publication — "The Leading Physicians of the World."

  This article is sponsored by Airtraq. Here are five advantages of video laryngoscopy ("VL") in ambulatory surgery centers from Felipe Urdaneta, MD, an anesthesiologist in Gainesville, Fla., and Richard E. Galgon, MD, MS, Assistant Professor in the Department of…

Jeff Tomlin, MD, vice president and chief medical officer at EvergreenHealth Medical Center and executive director of Evergreen's Surgical Center in Kirkland, Wash., was honored by Northshore School District for the impact he made on the world and his community,…

The FDA issued a Class 1 recall for the MRidium 3860+ Infusion System by Iradimed Corporation because the Dose Error Reduction System can give incorrect information regarding the value of the pump infusion rate, according to the American Society of…

CMS worked with several organizations, including The Joint Commission, to develop a new standard for humidity range in anesthetizing locations.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Abilene announced that the university's board of regents has approved the establishment of a doctor of nursing practice program with a specialization in nurse anesthesia at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center…

Eighty-eight percent of anesthesiologists believe that their job, which pays well, is meaningful, according to a Forbes report.

iMDsoft, a provider of Anesthesia Information Management Systems, announced that St. Louis Children's Hospital has implemented its product — MetaVision.