Anesthesia

The last year and a half has seen more significant drug shortages than the last 30 years, says Meena Desai, MD, managing partner for Nova Anesthesia Professionals. The shortages have affected anesthesia and chemotherapy drugs most severely, creating problems for…

The use of ultrasound in regional anesthesia does not result in better pain outcomes compared to traditional methods, according to research published in the September 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia and reported in Anesthesiology News.

The Memphis Police Department has arrested a man who allegedly impersonated an anesthesiologist, as well as a CPR expert and a psychologist, according to a Whitehaven News report.

Research presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists found that overly dark operating rooms should "go green" by bathing the room in dim green light, according to an Anesthesiology News report.

Different brain states produce different waves of electrical activity, with the brain entering deeply quiescent states during general anesthesia or coma, according to a Medical Xpress report.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has joined several other organizations in urging CMS to include assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of acute or chronic pain in the "essential health benefits" package under healthcare reform, according to an ASA release.

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…

Edward Lin, MD, an anesthesiologist-turned-entrepreneur from Sarasota, Fla., has invented a device that could drastically improve complex chronic wound care, according to a Gulf Coast Business Review report.

Eugene Lipov, MD, a physician at Oak Brook (Ill.) Surgical Center, has developed a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a My FOX Chicago report.

A Mayo Clinic study has revealed that children who undergo two or more surgeries by the age of two are twice as likely to be diagnosed with ADHD by the time they are 19, according to a TIME report.