Anesthesia

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has joined 250 other groups in a formal communication to members of Congress opposing the Independent Payment Advisory Board, according to an ASA release.

On Friday, June 24, staff from the Government Accountability Office interviewed several leaders from the American Society of Anesthesiologists as part of the office's study on drug shortages, according to an ASA release.

A California jury has awarded $2.25 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against a surgery center and an anesthesiologist who allegedly neglected to meet medical standards of care, according to an About Lawsuits report.

Danish drugmaker H. Lundbeck announced Wednesday that it will keep selling its Nembutal anesthetic in the United States, despite the fact that it opposes the use of the drug in lethal injection executions, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Angela King, MD, an anesthesiologist formerly with University Healthcare System, has sued her former employer for sex discrimination, retaliation, breach of oral contract, violation of the Equal Pay Act and violation of the Louisiana Wage Payment Statute, according to a…

In a recent webinar, "Best Practices for Anesthesia Onboarding and Change Management," physicians from Somnia Anesthesia and California's Desert Regional Medical Center discussed the process of changing anesthesia providers at a busy hospital. The presenters, Robert Goldstein, MD, chief medical…

A Madison County Circuit judge is set to hear the status of a settlement in a dispute between a physician and his former anesthesiology practice tomorrow, according to a Madison Record report.

The Supreme Court has declined to hear a case, "Witt, Alexis v United States," involving malpractice by a military nurse anesthetist that resulted in the death of a U.S. Air Force Airman, according to an ASA release.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will pay $925,000 to a man whose eyeball exploded during a routine outpatient cataract operation due to a misplaced local anesthetic, according to a Connecticut Post report.

John Dusenberg, a certified registered nurse anesthetist and advanced practice nurse prescriber at Manitowoc (Wis.) Surgery Center, recently answered a reader's question in HRTNews about whether spinal anesthesia is appropriate for knee replacement surgery.