Anesthesia

Physicians base their decisions to antagonize neuromuscular blocking drugs on the pharmacological forecast and a qualitative judgment of the adequacy of the breathing pattern, according to a study published in the Sept. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

A new Somnia Anesthesia Services blog post discusses the current drug shortage facing the healthcare industry.

Baxter International, a company that manufacturers blood products and intravenous drugs, is suing Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in order to enforce an indemnity agreement over claims the drugmakers sold the anesthetic propofol in a way that led patients to contract hepatitis,…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has just announced the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative. On August 23, 2011, CMS invited providers to apply to help test and develop four different models of bundling payments. Letters of intent…

In mid-July, CMS issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, seeking comment on a rule that addresses changes to the 2012 CMS Physician Fee Schedule.

The Georgia Composite Medical Board has suspended the license of a physician assistant who administered a lethal dose of anesthesia to a five-year-old girl in June, according to a WSBTV report.

Here are 10 recent news stories impacting the anesthesia community.

Mike Roizen, MD, chair of the SmartTots executive board, recently traveled to India to present on pediatric anesthesia neurotoxicity, according to a MarketWatch report.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services official announced on Tuesday that CMS is developing a proposed rule to remove "obsolete or burdensome requirements" from the agency's regulatory structure, a move that could impact anesthesiology, according to an ASA…

A psychotherapeutic method known as BATHE (Background, Affect, Trouble, Handling and Empathy) could improve patient satisfaction in the pre-operative evaluation by anesthesiologists, according to a study published in the Aug. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.