A lack of consistency among postoperative patient handovers can lead to poor clinical outcomes, according to research published in the July issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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Nurses at Stony Brook University Hospital's ambulatory surgery center have developed a new method of performing peripheral nerve blocks for patients undergoing orthopedic surgery procedures, according to a Health Canal report.
A clinical risk scoring system can accurately assess a patient's chance of undergoing unplanned tracheal intubation after surgery, according to research published in the July issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has named Edward Sherwood, MD, PhD, vice chair for research in the department of anesthesiology.
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Anesthesiologist Deane Marchbein, MD, will serve as president of the U.S. division of Doctors Without Borders, an international organization providing healthcare in impoverished countries, according to a Boston Globe report.
Anesthesia Staffing Consultants this week announced the appointment of Jacqueline Segal to the position of chief financial officer.
Keith A. Fleischman, DO, has joined Cenegenics Medical Institute in New York City as a staff anesthesiologist. He will work with cardiologist George Shapiro, MD, and vascular surgeon and cancer specialist Joseph E. Bosiljevac, Jr., MD, to treat patients in…
The International Anesthesia Research Society has awarded Ansgar Brambrink, MD, PhD, $750,000 for anesthesia research — the largest single grant in the organization's 90-year history.
Many anesthesia residents accumulate more than $150,000 in medical school debt and face limited employment options after graduation in an effort to pay it off, according to a study published in the July issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.