Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker yesterday signed a bill creating licensure requirements and standards for anesthesiologist assistants, according to a Wausau Daily Herald report.
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The Surgery Center of Pennsylvania's anesthesia leadership, William Goldstein, MD, and Bill Isaacson, MD, have selected Premier Anesthesia to support provision of anesthesia to the center, according to a news release.
A federal judge yesterday barred the use of sodium thiopental, an imported anesthetic administered to death row inmates prior to lethal injections, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.
Anesthesiologists averaged a higher salary than any other profession in Minnesota last year, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Minnesota Examiner. The average anesthesiologist's salary is $231,830 annually.
Dexamethasone effectively reduces postoperative nausea for patients receiving neuraxial morphine for cesarean delivery and hysterectomy, according to a study in the April issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
I-Flow today announced the launch of a new suite of ON-Q T-bloc kits and trays for use in regional nerve block procedures. The ON-Q T-bloc, which includes needles, catheters and other pain management accessories, is intended for continuous upper and…
PhysioFlow bioimpedance cardiography was not sufficiently accurate when used to measure cardiac output states in pediatric patients, according to a study published in the April issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Extracranial contamination has a significant effect on near-infrared spectroscopy measurements of cerebral oxygen saturation, according to a study published in the April issue of Anesthesiology.
Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…
A drug targeting a specific receptor may effectively treat memory loss after surgery and anesthesia, according to a study reported in News-Medical.
