In the midst of an anesthetic drug shortage, some physicians are turning to compound pharmacies rather than drug companies for supplies, according to a KTHV report.
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A study published in the March issue of Anesthesiology sought to examine the most appropriate ratio of anesthesiologists to providers needed to avoid supervision lapses during critical portions of anesthetic cases.
Hemifluorinated dibranched polymers can be used to generate exceptionally stable sevoflurane nanoemulsions, according to a study published in the March issue of Anesthesiology.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists is asking members to take its second annual nationwide survey on anesthesia drug shortages. Survey responses will enable the ASA to work with legislators and regulators to develop policies that help to avert drug shortages…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has just issued a proposed rule that will make it more difficult than ever for anesthesiologists and pain physicians to qualify for the Medicare or Medicaid electronic health records (EHR) incentive. There…
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Healthcare facilities nationwide are experiencing sedative and anesthetics shortages, leaving some hospitals and clinics to use substitute drugs or turn to "gray market" pharmaceuticals to replenish stock, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
Desflurane may be a safer anesthetic option for patients with Alzheimer's disease, due to the associated of the inhaled anesthetic isoflurane with the disease, according to a News-Medical report.
More than 80 percent of anesthesiologists have been involved in a catastrophic event involving death or injury to a patient during surgery, according to a survey study in the March issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Changes in catheter system design are necessary to prevent serious complications caused by injection of drugs into the wrong location, according to an editorial in the March issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.