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Anesthesia

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 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.

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Gerald Zeitlin, MD, an anesthesiologist who has taught at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, has published a memoir highlighting advancements in anesthesia safety over the past 50 years, according to an MMDNewswire report.

PharMEDium has unveiled with the certiMED system, a solution designed to support medication safety and documentation in the operating room, according to a Sacramento Bee report.

Drug shortages have unfortunately become a routine occurrence in operating rooms in the past few years. The number of drug shortages tripled from 2005-2010, according to the FDA. Last year, 211 drug shortages were reported, and as of October this…

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