At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain-Management Driven ASC Conference on June 15, David Paly, MD, of NeoSpine in Seattle discussed best practices for anesthesia in outpatient spine surgery.
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At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, Charles Militana, MD, regional director of North American Partners in Anesthesia and director of anesthesia at the Dorothy & Alvin Schwartz Ambulatory Surgical Center at the…
Recent studies have shown the Pressure Right prophylaxis adhesive wrist strip to significantly reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting caused by anesthesia when used in conjunction with antiemetic drugs, according to a News-Medical report.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration officially removed propofol from its list of drugs with a supply shortage, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based MEDNAX has acquired Anesthesia Group of Onondaga, a Syracuse, New York-based physician group practice.
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Sagent Pharmaceuticals recalled three lots of Vecuronium Bromide for injection, a neuromuscular blocking agent used with general anesthesia to provide muscle relaxation or mechanical ventilation.
Anesthesia Business Consultants has teamed up with iMDsoft to produce a cloud-based electronic medical record that requires no hardware or software other than an iPad and specifically supports anesthesia practices.
The California Society of Anesthesiologists recently elected new members for the 2012-2014 term, according to Tony Mira, president and chief executive officer of Anesthesia Business Consultants.
A study conducted over 10 years at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York showed that 70 percent of anesthesiologists retraining in the school's simulation program returned to active practice within one year.
North American Partners in Anesthesia announced the physicians and nurse anesthetists from Orange Anesthesia Services in Middletown, N.Y., will now be part of NAPA.