Anesthesia

Resveratrol, a polyphenol compound found in many plant-based foods and in the skins of grapes, has been found to preserve the pain-relieving effects of morphine in rats, according to Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Here are 45 statistics on anesthesiologists' compensation, based on Medscape's Physician Compensation Report 2012.

High amounts of perioperative inspiratory oxygen has been recommended to prevent postoperative wound infections, but a recent study shows it may have an impact on patient mortality, according to Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Thirteen physician members of the Congressional GOP "Doctors Caucus" wrote the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in opposition of the proposal to pay nurse anesthetists for chronic pain management services, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

New York City-based Fluent Medical and Nightingale Informatix Corporation are partnering to create iPatient Anesthesiology, an anesthesiology-specific billing solution, according to Healthcare Global.

Deaths related to anesthesia have declined over the past 50 years in developed countries, but developing countries are lagging behind, according to News Medical.

Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, Fla., has named Dan Rogers, MD, as chief of pediatric anesthesiology.

A team of researchers analyzed 87 worldwide studies that showed post-anesthetic deaths have declined by as much as 90 percent since the 1970s.

The recently released Consumer Reports' Hospital Ratings suggests a need to reduce hospital-caused patient harm, as only 158 out of 1,000 hospitals scored above 60 percent for safety, according to Med City News.

Anesthesiologist Brian Bernhardt, MD, will now be practicing at Grand River Hospital in Rifle, Colo.