The family of a patient who died under anesthesia during a procedure at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago has joined the hospital's safety committee to help prevent future errors, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
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A jury has ordered Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Baxter Healthcare and McKesson to pay at least $20 million for selling the anesthetic propofol in a way that encouraged providers to re-use single-use vials, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has urged the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to reject an SGR plan that would cut reimbursement to specialty physicians by nearly 18 percent over three years, according to an ASA release.
Researchers could not identify the best anesthesia to prevent pulmonary thromboembolism in total hip arthroplasty, according to a study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Meena Desai, MD, managing partner of Nova Anesthesia Professionals, discusses 10 important things every ambulatory surgery center leader should know about anesthesia provision in an ASC.
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The Anesthesia Quality Institute recently activated the first nationwide system to collect anesthesia, pain management and perioperative care data to improve patient safety, according to an American Society of Anesthesiologists release.
Trinity Mother Frances Health System in Tyler, Texas, has named Gifford Eckhout, MD, to the job of executive vice president and chief of anesthesia, according to a Modern Healthcare report.
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the state of Iowa recently settled a lawsuit totaling $300,000 over anesthesiologist negligence, according to an Iowa City Press-Citizen report.
Neuraxial anesthesia provides better quality of recovery than general anesthesia for patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy, according to a study published in the Oct. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries was recently accused by lawyers at a Nevada trial of prioritizing profit over patient safety, following a hepatitis C outbreak caused by nurses reusing propofol vials, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.