Anesthesia

Here are three ambulatory anesthesia experts on how surgery centers can work with anesthesia providers for more cost-effective services.

The STOP-BANG questionnaire is useful and reliable tool for anesthesiologists to screen patients for obstructive sleep apnea and to identify any associated risks, according to a North American Partners in Anesthesia blog post.

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, a Wolters Kluwer Health company, launched an interactive, mobile version of the anesthesiology text "Clinical Anesthesia, Seventh Edition."

American Society of Anesthesiologists President John Zerwas, MD, wrote a letter to the editor about intraoperative awareness while under anesthesia that was published in the April issue of The Atlantic.

Assurance Biosense was granted FDA 510(k) clearance to market its Alar Sensor, an anesthesia device used for monitoring oxygen saturation in arterial hemoglobin and pulse rate.

Anesthesiologist Brian Brown, MD, of Lafayette, Ind., attended the Boston Marathon Monday to cheer on his running wife, but the bomb explosions sent him immediately into action caring for the wounded, according to a Journal and Courier report.

MedWatch released its 2013 safety labeling changes, and 53 products were affected, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

HealthTrust, a medical purchasing organization, won an agreement with Teleflex for its regional anesthesia products, according to Benzinga.

Limerick, Pa.-based Teleflex received FDA 510(k) clearance for its ISO-Gard Mask with CleanAir Technology, designed to reduce harmful anesthetic gases clinicians are exposed to.

When most hospital leaders think of accountable care organizations, they may think of large health systems and hospitals, primary care physicians and specialists. What typically do not spring to mind are anesthesia groups. However, an emerging model of anesthesia care…