Anesthesia

Anesthesiologist Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD, has helped develop a new checklist aimed at caregivers on the use of patient-controlled analgesia pumps, the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety announced today.  

Research published in Anesthesia & Analgesia identified the most common sources of intraoperative bacterial transmission. The study focused on tracing stopcock contamination, which occurs frequently and is linked to increased patient mortality.

Here are eight recent anesthesiologists' professional appointments and accomplishments.

Jimmy Windsor, MD, was appointed director of congenital cardiac anesthesiology at University of New Mexico Hospitals in Albuquerque.

Pain specialist Christopher Reis, DO, of the Brain & NeuroSpine Clinic of Missouri in Cape Girardeau, has become board certified in anesthesiology, according to a Southeast Missourian report.

Body mass index, not weight, should be used to determine the amount of propofol administered to children, according to a study reported in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Anesthesia Business Consultants this week announced a partnership with Productive Scheduling Solutions that will merge the company's OneSourceAnesthesia platform with PSS's Anesthesia Call Accountant schedule program.

General Electric is recalling its Aestiva/5 7900 Ventilator due to a potential safety issue that could result in an overdose of anesthesia, according to an FDA report.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid's proposed rule on the physician fee schedule includes the suggestion that nurse anesthetists be reimbursed for anesthesia and pain management services, according to a report from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Saint Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., honored its anesthesiology group with the 31st annual Franciscan Award, according to an MD News report.