Anesthesia

The cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin may reduce spinal cord injury caused by oxygen deprivation associated with surgery, according to a study published in the Sept. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has appointed Oklahoma City anesthesiologist J. William Kisinger, MD, to the state medical board, according to a News OK report.

The International Anesthesia Research Society has launched a $750,000 grant, the largest single grant offered by the society in its 90-year history, according to a release.

Surgery centers have several options for anesthesia provider models, depending on surgeon preference, local anesthesia market conditions, surgery center size and revenue and federal or state regulatory requirements. Thomas Wherry, MD, founder of Total Anesthesia Solutions and medical director with…

Roger White, MD, an anesthesiologist at Mayo Clinic, revived a patient whose heart stopped beating for 96 minutes following a heart attack in January, according to an NPR report.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Hughes plans to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist when his football career ends, according to a WXYZ report.

The Arizona Medical Board has voted to revoke the license of a former Phoenix pediatric anesthesiologist, according to a Houston Chronicle report.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's largest generic drug manufacturer, is facing a second trial over hepatitis cases linked to propofol, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.

Patients are more likely to experience unintended intraoperative awareness under general anesthesia with the bispectral index protocol than the end-tidal anesthetic-agent concentration, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has launched a new video on its lifelinepatients YouTube channel, highlighting the need for responsible use of pain medication and proper disposal of the drugs, according to an ASA news release.