Anesthesia

A former Colorado State University defensive back now serves as an anesthesiology professor in Denver, according to a Denver Post report.

Saint Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., honored the Anesthesia Associates of Saint Francis at its 31st annual Franciscan Award Gala Saturday, according to a Poughkeepsie Journal report.

El Paso (Texas) Children's Hospital announced that Marc Orlandi, MD, will serve as chief pediatric anesthesiologist. He previously worked with Providence Memorial Hospital in El Paso.

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Researchers argue that a study published in April issue of Ophthalmology, which concludes that topical anesthesia is less effective than regional anesthesia for patient pain relief, does not reflect how phacoemulsification is performed in the U.S., according to a Medscape…

Device maker Symbios Medical Products is aiming to raise $6.75 million for an anesthesia-dispensing pump designed to improve postoperative recovery, according to a Medcity News report.

Researchers have discovered that general anesthetic alters the functioning of genes that control the body's biological clock, according to a study published in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Additional data released in the American Society of Anesthesiologist's survey of more than 3,000 anesthesiologists reveals that more than two thirds of respondents are currently experiencing a shortage of fentanyl.

Seriously injured trauma patients transported to hospitals by helicopter are 16 percent more likely to survive than patients brought in by ground ambulance, according to the Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist who led the study.

Florida Gulf-to-Bay Anesthesiology Associates has partnered with New-York based private equity firm MTS Health Investors to secure additional capital. MTS will retain a "significant" stake in the physician group, according to a release, but specific terms of the transaction were…