Anesthesia

Most allergic reactions that occur during anesthesia are caused by antibiotics, though many reactions do not have a clear cause, according to a study published in the Sept. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Patients must take responsibility for researching physicians' financial ties to research companies, according to an op-ed by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein published in the LA Times.

Physicians are asking for federal intervention as drug shortages reach critical levels across the United States, according to a Maine Public Broadcast Network report.

Intubation times were significantly faster with the AP Advance laryngoscope than with the GlideScope in mannequins with difficult airways, according to a study published in the Sept. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Researchers in St. Louis say patients who sometimes appear to be sedated but are awake for procedures should be measured with a new brain wave-monitoring device, according to a Houston Chronicle report.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists joined 24 other medical specialties and the American Medical Association in signing a joint letter to the Patient-Centered Research Outcomes Institute regarding recommendations for the organization's national priorities, according to an ASA release.

The University of South Florida wants to charge more than double the usual tuition for its new nurse anesthesia program, according to a Tampa Tribune report.

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,…