Seattle Anesthesia Outreach has partnered with Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines to deliver 20,000 pounds of medical supplies to Ethiopia’s largest hospital, according to Star Africa.
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The National Institutes of Health released a study that showed use of a brain monitor while patients are anesthetized during surgery can significantly reduce the risk of delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction.
Nuvo Research, a specialty pharmaceutical company specializing in topical pain treatments, announced it received FDA approval for a supplemental new drug application, according to The Sacramento Bee.
A study in the Journal of Critical Care aimed to characterize the cardiovascular responses to dobutamine in patients with septic shock, according to MDLinx.
Drug shortages continue to impact anesthesiology and compounding pharmacies may be key for supply, according to MedPageToday.
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Anesthesia Business Consultants has compiled a checklist to help anesthesiologists and pain management specialists to satisfy Stage 1 of Meaningful Use using its F1RSTUse EHR management platform.
Billing for anesthesia services requires specific training and knowledge to correctly maximize a provider's revenue.
EarlySense, a patient care device maker, has received FDA clearance for its bedside system and central display with oximetry integration, according to AZ Sensors.
The FDA issued a Class I recall for Accutron's Ultra PC% flowmeter after two complaints that the anesthesia instrument was flowing nitrous oxide gas without any oxygen gas, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Anesthesia device company Covidien presented clinical findings on the continuous patient monitoring of respiration rate in obese patients during the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting.