Research from the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, suggests that commonly used anesthetics could cause brain damage in babies, according to a Sydney Morning Herald report.
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Allergic reactions to anesthesia may be more common than previously thought, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Lundbeck, a Danish pharmaceutical company that produces pentobarbital, is opposed to the drug being used in the death penalty, according to a GlobalPost report.
Anesthesiologist on the Move: Dr. Lon J. Merin Joins New York's Orange Regional Medical Center Board
Anesthesiologist Lon J. Merin, MD, has joined the board of directors at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown, N.Y., according to a Times Herald-Record report.
Ashwani K. Chhibber, MD, a professor of anesthesiology and pediatrics at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center, has been elected as president of the American Association of Clinical Directors for two years, according to a URMC news release.
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Hospitals and surgery centers across the country are struggling with shortages of critical anesthetics and other drugs. A recent survey by the American Society of Anesthesiologists found more than 90 percent of anesthesiologist respondents are currently experiencing a shortage of…
With nearly 200 prescriptions on the FDA's national drug shortage list, pharmacists and physicians are struggling to provide necessary medications to their patients, according to a WHSV report.
Results from an American Society of Anesthesiologists survey found more than 90 percent of anesthesiologist respondents are currently experiencing a shortage of at least one anesthetic, according to an ASA news release.
American Regent, one of the largest manufacturers of injectable medications, is suspending production of Phenylephrine HI injection of 10mL, 5mL and 1mL vials, according to an American Society of Anesthesiologists release.
Quality of anesthesia provision can affect patient satisfaction, quality outcomes and finances in a surgery center. Richard P. Dutton, MD, executive director of the Anesthesia Quality Institute, discusses five ways ambulatory surgery centers could improve anesthesia quality — on behalf…