Anesthesia

Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…

The anesthesiology residency training program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York switched from paper to plastic this past July, reallocating the textbook allowance in favor of purchasing Apple iPads, according to an Anesthesiology News report.

A study published in the Nov. 2011 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery showed that using spinal and local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia may decrease post-operative length of stay and limit post-operative complications for EVAR patients, according to…

A recent Somnia Anesthesia Services blog post discusses misconceptions about Propofol and features insight from Robert Goldstein, MD, Somnia's chief medical officer and a board-certified anesthesiologist.

Piramal Healthcare reported yesterday that it has settled a patent litigation over Baxter Healthcare's anesthetic drug Suprane and could now launch its product in the U.S. market starting Jan. 1, 2014, according to a Business-Standard report.

The University of Wisconsin's Clinical Simulation Program, featuring a new $6 million facility that celebrated its grand opening on Tuesday, lets anesthesia residents, surgeons and nurses practice their skills on high-tech manikins instead of real patients, according to a Wisconsin…

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has reviewed the final ACO regulations and concluded that "it does not seem that anesthesiologists and specialists, in general, will have much of a role in ACOs," according to an ASA release.

Efficient, effective anesthesia providers are necessary to keep quality of care high at a busy ambulatory surgery center. Mark Casner, president and CEO of anesthesia provider aisthesis, discusses 10 ways surgery center leaders can evaluate their current anesthesia group.

Malignant hyperthermia is a potentially life-threatening inherited muscle disorder that can occur when patients are exposed to certain commonly used general anesthetics, according to a Newswise report.

Local anesthesia is safe and effective for oculofacial surgery, according to an OSN Supersite report.