Anesthesia

Point-of-care electronic prompts can improve physician compliance with SCIP indicators by over 30 percent and may be useful to modulate provider behavior, according to a study published in the July 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has earned the highest accreditation status from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, according to an ASA release.

A split Florida supreme court has ordered a hearing on a new drug to be used as part of the lethal injection cocktail for convicted killer Manuel Valle, according to a Palm Beach Post report.

Lourdes College in Sylvania, Ohio, will offer a nurse anesthesia graduate program when it transitions to Lourdes University this fall, according to a Toledo Blade report.

American Anesthesiology, a subsidiary of MEDNAX, has announced the acquisition of Pinnacle Anesthesia, a physician group practice based in Palm Beach County, Fla., according to a MarketWatch report.

The diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia) can control inflammation that causes nerve damage and abnormal pain responses, according to a paper published in the Aug. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Avera St. Luke's hospital-based physician anesthesiology group, Anesthesia Care Ltd., has joined Avera Medical Group, according to an Aberdeen News release.

Mounting evidence suggests that repeated exposure to commonly inhaled anesthesia drugs can push an aging brain toward dementia, according to an Idaho Statesman report.

Hospitals and surgery centers across the country have struggled recently in the face of severe drug shortages. Here are five updates on how drug shortages are affected U.S. facilities.

The Food and Drug Administration Drug Shortage Division has reported that two companies, Hospira and Sandoz, are producing succinylcholine injections, according to an ASA report.