Anesthesia

Anesthesiologists at Marquette (Mich.) General Hospital have launched a health education campaign in response to high rates of obesity and diabetes in the state, according to an Upper Michigan Source report.

SmartTots has solicited research proposals aimed at investigating whether anesthetics and sedatives impede the normal development of the human brain, according to a news release.

A New York anesthesiologist and his lawyers have alleged that hospitals have been dramatically overcharging patients for anesthesia services for years, according to an Anesthesiology News report.

Local infiltration analgesia provided better post-operative pain management for total knee arthroplasty than intrathecal morphine, according to a study published in the Aug. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

A recent increase in the percentage of older and multi-morbid surgical patients, along with technological surgical developments, has led to an apparent increase in anesthesia-associated mortality, according to a study published in Deutsches Aerzteblatt International.

A South Florida woman has claimed an anesthesiologist at Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables, Fla., injected an anesthetic into the wrong leg during knee surgery, according to an NBC Miami report.

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Cocaine-free topical agents can treat pain caused by torn skin, giving physicians an alternative when suturing skin wounds, according to a Modern Medicine report.

Use of a standardized protocol may improve patient handovers and reduce the risk of mortality, according to research presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists and reported in Anesthesiology News.

Somnia Anesthesia has announced it has been recognized as a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.