Anesthesia

Researchers have discovered which cells respond to anesthesia in an organism called the C. elegans, possibly revealing new ways to use existing medications to reverse anesthesia, according to a News-Medical report.

Vemuri Murthy, MD, chairman of the department of anesthesiology at West Suburban Medical Center and chairman of Project SMILE in Illinois, was recognized at the Illinois Global Health Consortium in Elmhurt as the annual Global Health Champion award winner, according…

Adam Frederic Dorin, MD, MBA, medical director and anesthesiologist of SHARP Grossmont Plaza Surgery Center and anesthesiologist at the Grossmont Hospital, Surgery Center and Women's Center in La Mesa, Calif., discusses trends impacting anesthesiology over the next year.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has worked with X12, the body charged with developing and maintaining standards used for electronic claims standards, and agreed that anesthesia codes that include the phrase “not otherwise specified” do not meet the definition of…

Hospitals vary significantly in the number of patients who consult with an internal medicine specialist before major surgery, according to a Health Canal report.

Princeton Anesthesia Services, a practice of more than 25 anesthesia providers, has affiliated with multi-specialty practice management company Sheridan Healthcare, according to a Market Watch report.

Mark I. Rossberg, MD, a pediatric anesthesiologist at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and an assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Thursday of prostate cancer at age 50, according…

The American Society of Anesthesiologists recently responded to a long-awaited report on nationwide drug shortages affecting patient care, according to an ASA release.

American Anesthesiology, a division of MEDNAX, announced that it has acquired Burlington Anesthesia Associates, a physician group practice that provides anesthesia services in Mt. Holly, N.J., according to a MarketWatch report.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has bestowed the first annual Nicholas Greene Humanitarian Award to Phillip Bridenbaugh, MD, professor emeritus and former chair of University of Cincinnati's department of anesthesiology, according to a release.