Anesthesia

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.

A study was conducted in Nova Scotia to assess the risks associated with aprotinin, which the authors hypothesized is associated with higher risk of adverse outcomes than tranexamic acid, according to MDLinx.

Engineering firm Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch is teaming up with Anesthetic Gas Reclamation to develop commercial applications for technology that recaptures anesthetic gas in hospitals, according to Herald Online.

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology's Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation examined current government health information technology initiatives, including meaningful use and anesthesiologists' concerns, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.