Anesthesia

The American Society of Anesthesiologists published updated guidelines on preoperative fasting in the March issue of Anesthesiology, adding a requirement that anesthesia departments oversee all sedation and anesthesia delivered in a facility or hospital.

The unprecedented shortage of critical drugs used by ambulatory surgery centers has severely impacted an ASC's ability to provide services, according to Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, president of Sheldon S. Sones and Associates, a pharmacy and accreditation consulting firm…

In an article published in the Archives of Surgery, three anesthesiologists criticize a previous article that concluded "aggressive early postoperative glycemic control should reduce the incidence of [surgical site infections]."

Chicago (March 24, 2011) — ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's Hospital Review and Becker's ASC Review, announces a complimentary education webinar for hospital and surgery center leadership — "Impact of Regional Anesthesia on Quality, Cost and Patient Satisfaction - Minor…

The Wood-Library Museum of Anesthesiology has recently launched its new website at www.woodlibrarymuseum.org, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Research published in the April 2011 issue of Anesthesiology examines whether the hormone plasma B-type natriuretic peptide helps indicate which patients are at risk of adverse cardiac events after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Researchers have discovered a genetic marker in patients who have a greater likelihood of surviving sepsis, according to research to be published in the April 2011 issue of Anesthesiology.

There are many advantages to using local anesthesia with IV sedation during minimally invasive spinal procedures. Agnes P. Green, MD, a board certified anesthesiologist at The Bonati Spine Institute in Hudson, Fla., discusses six things to know concerning the use…

The distance from the posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) to the intercristal line can be an accurate predictor of lumbar plexus depth in children, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

The lethal dose for racemic bupivacaine was higher for two-week-old rats than for 16-week-old rats, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.