Anesthesia

The FDA has issued a nationwide recall of three lots of Hospira's Propofol Injectable Emulsion, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Certified registered nurse anesthetists Glenn White and Jessica Thesing are joining Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa, according to The Decorah Newspapers.

A paper published by the Journal of Neuroinflammation reported a key immune system component could be blocked to make morphine treatment more effective by blocking its frequent painful side effects, according to Health Canal.

Endo Health Solutions' quarterly profit of anesthetic and generic drugs beat analysts' expectations with a 29 percent — or $785 million — revenue increase, according to Reuters.

Providing anesthesia in a surgery center is different from practicing in the hospital setting, due to a different patient mix, environment and average case acuity. Thomas Wherry, MD, principal for Total Anesthesia Solutions and consulting medical director for Health Inventures,…

Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., has expanded and renewed its partnership with Asheville Anesthesia Associates. Mission and Asheville Anesthesia have worked together for more than 40 years, and Mission Hospital President Jill Hoggard Green said renewing the commitment was an…

The Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier healthcare alliance awarded agreements for disposable anesthesia products to Medline Industries of Mundelein, Ill., Smiths Medical of Rockland, Mich., and Vital Signs of Totowa, N.J., according to Business Wire.

Trey A. Johnson, MD, an anesthesiologist, has joined the Watson Clinic in Lakeland, Fla.

Limerick, Penn.-based Teleflex announced it is acquiring Netherlands-based LMA International NV, an anesthesia and emergency care product company, for $276 million, according to Reuters.

Kentucky physicians say tougher prescription drug standards sometimes force them to choose between appropriately treating a patient and abiding by regulations, according to The Associated Press.