The average research participant does not have the reading ability to fully understand informed consent documents, creating vulnerability in what is intended to protect patients from abuse, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
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The concern that stopping smoking shortly before surgery increases postoperative pulmonary complication is unsubstantiated, according to a study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic, published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
For the first time, industry journal Anesthesiology has opted to focus an issue entirely on the physicians, scientists and research conducted at a single U.S. institution —Washington University in St. Louis, according to a university release.
Drug shortages in the United States are felt most strongly in oncology, emergency medicine, anesthesia and cardiology, according to a Cardiology Today report.
Drug shortages in the United States are felt most strongly in oncology, emergency medicine, anesthesia and cardiology, according to a Cardiology Today report.
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General anesthesia for bilateral exploration can be performed safely in elderly patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, according to a Family Practice News report.
A goat that died from an overdose of anesthesia in a Harvard University laboratory has drawn criticism from animal rights activists, according to a San Francisco Gate report.
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A study conducted by researchers at University Hospital RWTH Aachen in Aachen, Germany, found a non-contact electrocardiograph system accurately measured heart rates and diagnosed some cardiac arrhythmias, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Frank Bures, MD, a dermatologist based in Winona, Minn., says Benadryl can be used as an anesthetic for small surgical procedures, according to a Winona Daily News report.