Anesthesia Archives - Page 472 of 535

North Shore-LIJ Health System Awards Professorship to Anesthesiologist Dr. John DiCapua

Great Neck, N.Y.-based North Shore-LIJ Health System has created and awarded three new professorships, each of which come with an endowment, according to a Long Island Business News report.

Anesthesiologist on the Move: Dr. David Grinbergs Joins TeamHealth as President of Emergency Medicine

David T. Grinbergs, DO, FACEP, has joined TeamHealth as president of the emergency medicine division, according to a TeamHealth release.

Blood Pressure Medication Could Decrease Mortality Rates for Surgical Patients

Patients on blood pressure medication experience lower mortality at 30 days, according to research from Toronto General Hospital reported in Anesthesiology News.

UCSD to Use Nitrous Oxide in Place of More Harmful Gases

The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration has granted University of California – San Diego and nine other UC system campuses an exception from using potent greenhouse gases to safety-test lab fume hoods, due to the toxic effect of the…

New York Anesthesiologist Brings Fraud Cases Against Sutter Hospitals, Payors

New York anesthesiologist Berton Forman, MD, and his lawyers allege that several New York and California hospitals have been dramatically overcharging patients for anesthesia services, according to an Anesthesiology News report.

Retransfusion of Shed Blood in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients Could Cause Toxic Levels of Analgesic

Retransfusion of shed blood in patients following local infiltration analgesia during total knee arthroplasty could cause toxic levels of analgesic, according to a Dutch study led by Bregje Thomassen, MSc, reported on OrthoSuperSite.

ASA Introduces White Paper on Anesthesia Information Management Systems

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has introduced a white paper that explains the "rules of the road" for anesthesia information management systems, according to a release.

Anesthesia Information Management Companies to Battle Over Market Share

Anesthesia information management companies Picis, GE Healthcare, Draeger, iMDsoft, Merge and Phillips will battle for market share over the next few years, as the anesthesia device market grows to an expected $4 billion in 2017, according to an iData Research…

Florida Board of Medicine Asked to Dismiss Complaint Against Winter Haven Anesthesiologist

The Florida Division of Administrative Hearings has recommended the state Board of Medicine dismiss a complaint against Enrique Puig, MD, a board-certified anesthesiologist based in Winter Haven, according to a Ledger report.

Hospitals Stop Using Cats to Teach Intubation on Premature Babies

Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has stopped using cats to train physicians to insert breathing tubes in premature babies, according to a Columbus Dispatch report.