Anesthesia

The FDA issued a Class 1 recall for Ventlab's adult and pediatric manual resuscitator, according to The Legal Examiner.

The Canton-Potsdam Hospital in New York developed a pain protocol to benefit total knee replacement patients, according to North Country Now.

Patients undergoing a total knee arthroplasty will be at less risk for complications if spinal anesthesia is used, according to a study on News-Medical.

A study was conducted at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago to establish an optimal dose for dexamethasone, a drug used to decrease post-operative nausea and vomiting caused by anesthesia, according to Anesthesia-Analgesia.

A gene may affect how susceptible children are to pain, according to a study in the January issues of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Michael Williams, DO, MD, will serve as interim president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Forth Worth.

A fiscal cliff compromise could’ve prevented a 27 percent cut in the Sustainable Growth Rate and a 2 percent cut in Medicare sequestration, but political negotiations have stalled, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Meena Desai, MD, founder, president and CEO of Nova Anesthesia Professionals, discusses seven priorities for anesthesia providers and surgery centers in 2013.

A study in Anesthesiology pinpointed a gene that may help determine the sepsis survival rate, according to News-Medical.

MEDNAX has acquired South Oakland Anesthesia Associates of Troy, Mich., which provides anesthesia services to three hospitals, four ambulatory surgery centers, one eye center and four pain management centers, according to Street Insider.