Cleveland hospitals are carefully managing their supplies in the face of severe drug shortages, according to a Plain Dealer report.
Anesthesia
The editors of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society, have announced the launch of an Anesthesia & Analgesia for the iPad app, according to a release.
Elective surgery is safe regardless of the day, week or month of the year, according to a study published in the Oct. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Northeast Georgia Health System has hired anesthesiologist and commercial airline pilot Michael Appel, MD, as chief patient safety officer, according to a system release.
The Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology in Park Ridge, Ill., has embarked on a project that will digitize its anesthesia library and museum, according to a release.
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Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a medical device company that appealed an FDA decision not to approve its personalized sedation device, will receive a hearing in December, according to a MedPage Today report.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine recently filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service over the use of cats to practice infant intubation at the University of Virginia, according to a Cavalier…
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…