Anesthesia

Teleflex has launched The Invisible Risk Campaign to educate anesthesiologists and clinicians on the dangers of waste anesthetic gas exposure in post-anesthesia care units, according to the Fort Mill Times.

Anesthesia device developer Teleflex released its AutoFuser disposable pain pump, according to the Fort Mill Times.

The FDA has issued a Class 1 recall for GE Healthcare's Giraffe and Panda T-Piece Resuscitation Systems and mask resuscitation systems after an assembly reversal was discovered, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Patients undergoing minor surgeries experienced disproportionately high levels of pain, according to researchers who examined more than 50,000 pain responses for 179 types of surgery, according to News-Medical.  

Hospira, a hospital products and anesthesia drug manufacturer, received an FDA notice for the quality of its devices, according to News and Insight.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists questioned proposed changes to opioid labels proposed by the Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing at an FDA hearing.

Anesthesia practices nationwide have turned to consolidation as a way to thrive amidst the general uncertainty of the healthcare industry. Through mergers and acquisitions, hospital groups and private practices are seeking strength in numbers, a trend which continues to grow.

Anesthesiologist Shawn Crook, MD, joined Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, Mo., according to the Sedalia News-Journal.

Hamilton Medical notified customers of a malfunction with its HAMILTON-TI ventilators with software versions 1.1.2 and lower in which the correct amount of oxygen may be miscalculated, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert for opioid overuse consequences and urged hospitals to take measures to avoid patient complications and death, according to The Hospitalist.