Anesthesia

The American Medical Association has been instructed by the AMA House of Delegates to identify and review states whose governors have opted out of the federal Medicare physician supervision requirements for anesthesia provision, according to an American Medical News report.

The global general anesthesia disposables market is expected to reach $343.5 million by 2017, mainly driven by the growing number of surgical procedures and increasing concerns over infection control and cross-contamination, according to research by Global Industry Analysts.

Shortages of drugs used before, during and after surgery pose a risk to patient safety, and Gildasio S. De Oliveira Jr., MD, Luke S. Theilken, MD, and Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD, urge anesthesiologists to take an active role to prevent…

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…

A study presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists identified the most common causes of unplanned hospital admissions after ambulatory surgery, according to an Anesthesiology News report.

The Cerebral State Monitor, an electroencephalogram-based monitor that is advertised to measure the depth of hypnosis during general anesthesia, is comparable to other commercially available EEG-based indices, according to a study published in the July 2011 issue of Anesthesia &…

Gender, height and weight may play a role in the incidence and risk factors involved in patients receiving large tidal volumes, according to a study published in BMC Anesthesiology 2011.

Surgeons at Kaweah Delta Medical Center in Visalia, Calif., have voted against using certified registered nurse anesthetists to provide anesthesia in operating rooms, according to a Visalia Times Delta report.

Two pilot projects are tackling a lack of learning opportunities for anesthesiology residents in airway management, according to an Anesthesiology News report.

The anesthesiology expert for Conrad Murray, MD, the physician found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in pop superstar Michael Jackson's death, was found in contempt of court Wednesday, according to a CNN report.