Patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair experience less pulmonary morbidity and shorter hospital stay when they receive spinal or local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia, according to a study published online in the Journal of Vascular Surgery.
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Marshall Jones, MD, an anesthesiologist, recently joined Medcenter One in Bismarck, N.D., according to a Prairie Business report.
Two South Florida-based anesthesiologists have launched Enhance Healthcare, a national consulting practice that designs perioperative solutions for hospitals and anesthesiologists, according to a release.
An Erie, Pa.-based anesthesiologist plead guilty to filing a false tax form and agreed to pay back taxes of $342,361 plus interest on Wednesday, according to an Erie Times-News report.
Anesthesia bills in Medicare claims provide an excellent source of information on surgery times throughout the United States, according to a study published in the July 2011 issue of Anesthesiology.
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Several physicians have responded to a New York Times op-ed in which anesthesiologist Karen Sibert, MD, said female physicians should work longer hours to offset the growing shortage of physicians.
Jerry A. Cohen, MD, incoming president for the American Society of Anesthesiologists, discusses five issues facing anesthesiologists in 2011 and 2012.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists is improving its email marketing system to by now allowing members to choose the topics they receive emails about, according to an ASA release.
A study published in the June 2011 issue of the Annals of Pharmacotherapy indicates that increasing doses of the drug dexmedetomidine may not enhance sedation in critically ill patients, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
A study by researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery has discovered that patients with a history of significant medical issues are at risk for major complications following total knee arthroplasty, according to the abstract in Anesthesia & Analgesia.