Anesthesia

CMS, through a recently-proposed rule, has maintained that nurse anesthetists need to be supervised by physicians, a move the American Society of Anesthesiologists vocally supports.

Newborn mice experienced apoptotic cell death after exposure to the anesthetic agent isoflurane, according to a study published in Anesthesia-Analgesia.

Park Ridge Anesthesiology Associates and Lake County Anesthesiologists outside of Chicago have merged to form Midwest Anesthesia Partners, according to Chicago Healthcare Daily.

Here are 17 statistics related to anesthesiologists and work burn out, according to Medscape's Physician Lifestyle Report 2013.

Anesthesiologist Stephen Smith, MD, will join the board of directors for the Center for Patient Safety in Jefferson City, Mo., according to St. Louis Today.

North American Partners in Anesthesia released the final two briefs in its six-part series on transforming hospital operating rooms in the age of healthcare reform.

Kimberly-Clark has agreed to purchase Life-Tech's anesthesia business, according to Bloomberg Bussinessweek.

Using wireless anesthesia communication systems could improve the productivity of the supervising anesthesiologists outside of the operating room, according to a study in Anesthesia-Analgesia.

Somnia Anesthesia in New Rochelle, N.Y., an anesthesia services provider, has announced its inaugural Anesthesiologist of the Year contest.

The FDA issued a recall for Spacelabs Medical’s Spacelabs Anesthesia Workstations and Service Kits that provide oxygen, air and nitrous oxide through patient breathing circuits.