Anesthesia

Medical College of Wisconsin Receives NIH Grant for Anesthesia Study

The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The project, led by Anthony Hudetz, PhD, professor of anesthesiology, physiology and biophysics, will investigate how…

15 States Urge Return of Sodium Thiopental for Executions

Fifteen states this week asked the U.S. Justice Department for help in obtaining the anesthesia drug sodium thiopental for use in executions, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Tony Mira: Collecting Payments from Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Patients

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…

Ohio State Cuts Ventilation Time for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients

One institution's strategy for reducing patients' mechanical ventilation times after coronary artery bypass graft surgery suggests that departments can significantly reduce ventilation times without sacrificing patient outcomes, according to an Anesthesiology News report.

Animal Studies Raise Concerns Over Effect of Pediatric Anesthesia

Multiple animal studies have raised concerns about the effects of anesthesia in children undergoing surgery, according to a Modern Medicine report.

U.S. Anesthetics Market to be Worth $7B by 2015

The U.S. market for both generalized and localized anesthesia drugs is expected to grow nearly four percent to be worth $7 billion by 2015, according to a MedReps report.

Anesthesiologist Named Chair of Pediatrics at Cohen Children's Medical Center

The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York announced the appointment of Charles Schleien, MD, as chair of pediatrics.

Two Anesthesiologists Selected to Lead St. Joseph Medical Center Anesthesia Department

Two anesthesiologists have been selected to lead the new anesthesiology department at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., according to a Kansas City Nursing News report.

Anesthesiologist Receives American Pain Society Award

The American Pain Society has awarded Elliot Krane, MD, the Jeffrey Lawson Award in recognition of advocacy efforts to improve pain management in children.

Anesthesiologist Elected to Massachusetts Medical Society House of Delegates

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, an anesthesiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, was elected speaker of the House of Delegates of the Massachusetts Medical Society, according to a Boston.com report.