Morphine and other strong pain medications may be directed to the central nervous system through a new approach to nasal drug administration, according to a study published in the Sept. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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Anesthesia Business Consultants is encouraging anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologist assistants who last validated their Medicare enrollment before March 25, 2011, to revalidate by March 23, 2013.
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.
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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.