Anesthesia

Atlanta-based anesthesia and pain management billing company MedNet has hired Brian Waltmann, MD, as its medical director and practice manager.

A new study from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York found regional anesthesia reduces the need for blood transfusions more than general anesthesia for patients undergoing a bilateral total knee replacement, according to Herald Online.

Researchers used the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Close Claims Project database and the National Inpatient Sample to compare the rate of claims for trauma anesthesia care to national trauma surgery data, according to Anesthesia & Analgesia.

The healthcare system and practice of anesthesiology have both drastically changed in the last decade or so. Physicians choosing to practice anesthesiology have different expectations and realities than their predecessors.

At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 25, Rebecca Twersky, MD, of the ambulatory surgery unit at State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, discussed key trends in ambulatory anesthesia.

At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago Oct. 26, Charles Militana, MD, director of ASCs at North American Partners in Anesthesia and director of anesthesia at the Dorothy & Alvin Schwartz ASC at North Shore University Hospital…

Anesthesiologist Deane Marchbein, MD, was elected president of the board of directors for Doctors Without Borders USA, an international organization that provides healthcare and medical training in war-torn and impoverished countries, according to The Boston Globe.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed rule for the 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule has been sent to the Office of Management and Budget for review, as the American Society of Anesthesiologists continues to oppose a section on…

An Ohio jury has awarded $554,022 to a patient who lost the full use of her leg after a peripheral nerve block at Evandale Surgical Center in Cincinnati in 2009, according to Outpatient Surgery.

Board-certified anesthesiologist Terence Robertson, MD, joined Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, Mo., according to the Sedalia Democrat.