An FDA recall has been issued for the Bunnell Life Pulse high frequency ventilator patient circuits, according to the American Society of Anesthesiology.
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MEDNAX has acquired Anesthesiologists Associated in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Pediatric Surgical and Associates of Plano, Texas, according to Daily Finance.
A new study released on pediatric emergency medicine looked at the correlation between ethnicities and pain scores for bone fractures, according to Equities.
The FDA issued a Class 1 recall for Ventlab's adult and pediatric manual resuscitator, according to The Legal Examiner.
The Canton-Potsdam Hospital in New York developed a pain protocol to benefit total knee replacement patients, according to North Country Now.
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Patients undergoing a total knee arthroplasty will be at less risk for complications if spinal anesthesia is used, according to a study on News-Medical.
A study was conducted at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago to establish an optimal dose for dexamethasone, a drug used to decrease post-operative nausea and vomiting caused by anesthesia, according to Anesthesia-Analgesia.
A gene may affect how susceptible children are to pain, according to a study in the January issues of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Michael Williams, DO, MD, will serve as interim president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Forth Worth.
A fiscal cliff compromise could’ve prevented a 27 percent cut in the Sustainable Growth Rate and a 2 percent cut in Medicare sequestration, but political negotiations have stalled, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.