Anesthesia

MEDNAX has acquired DeKalb Anesthesia Associates, the physician group that provides anesthesia services at DeKalb Medical facilities in Decatur, Ga., according to Business Wire.

Medical Protective, a healthcare malpractice insurer, has expanded its physician specialty advisory boards, and one board will focus on anesthesiology, according to Herald Online.

The FDA issued a Class 1 recall of the Mindray A3 and A5 Anesthesia Delivery System, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Acupuncture may help relieve shivering caused by regional anesthesia lowering a patient's core body temperature, according to 7th Space.

The president of the Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists told a legislative panel the state's requirements for anesthesiologist assistants are too stringent, according to WFPL.

Here are 24 statistics on anesthesiologist lifestyles, according to the Medscape Physician Lifestyle Report 2012.

Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md., named Courtney Harris, MD, as chief of the anesthesia department and Alex Mah, MD, as vice chair of anesthesiology.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists, along with senior officials from the FDA, will be hosting a telephone town hall meeting to talk about drug shortages, according to the ASA.

Researchers found tranexamic acid and aminocaproic acid, two medications given to reduce blood loss in heart operations, may be associated with increased post-operative seizures, according to Medical Xpress.

A study published in the December issue of Anesthesiology showed inhaled nitric oxide reduced the adverse effects of transfusing stored blood in mice, according to News-Medical.