Post-operative cognitive dysfunction at three months after surgery is independent of the type of procedure or anesthetic, according to a report published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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Eladur, an investigational transdermal drug patch for low back pain, did not meet goals in a double-blind study, according to a report by its maker, Durect. Eladur delivers for up to three days bupivacaine, an FDA-approved long-acting local anesthetic used…
Researchers found no evidence that a single, relatively brief anesthetic exposure connected to hernia repair in infancy reduced academic performance during adolescence, according to a report published in Anesthesiology.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse recently released several teaching tools to physicians to improve identification and treatment of patients suffering from substance abuse, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
Several notable anesthesiologists discussed the difference between sodium thiopental, a drug traditionally used in lethal injections, and a three-drug cocktail containing pentobarbital, according to a New York Times report.
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Dentist anesthesiologists produce 10 percent of anesthesia research related to dentistry, though they represent only 1.5 percent of dentists who actively contribute to anesthesia research, according to a study published in Anesthesia Progress.
Methemoglobinemia may be associated with benzocaine sprays, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration report.
Data suggests fentanyl used during laser therapy for retinopathy of prematurity is a safe and effective alternative to anesthesia, according to a poster presentation at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting.
A team of researchers led by the University of Michigan Health System has demonstrated continuous and discrete elements of anesthetic state transitions through an approach based on mathematical graph theory, according to a study published in the April 2011 issue…
Norman A. Cohen, MD, and Kenneth Elmassian, DO, of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, shared the following thoughts in response to a March 30 article on anesthesia provider compensation, originally published as "Anesthesia Highest Earner of all Hospital-Based Specialties." To…