Anesthesiologists in San Diego could receive higher compensation than anesthesiologists in other major cities in the United States, bringing in up to $307,226 on average every year, according to a report from PayScale.
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Delaware medical facilities that perform procedures requiring anesthesia or sedation would be subject to complaint-driven inspections under a bill approved by the state Senate on Tuesday, according to a Delaware Online report.
Here are 10 recent findings impacting the anesthesia community, according to reports from various anesthesia journals, conferences and societies.
Women's level of education may predict their choice to use epidural or spinal anesthesia during a singleton birth via vaginal delivery, according to a study published in National Vital Statistics Reports.
An objective assessment for post-surgical patients is critical to decreasing mortality and improving patient outcomes, according to an editorial published in Anesthesiology by Atul A. Gawande, MD, MPH, and Scott E. Regenbogen, MD, MPH, of the Brigham and Women's Center…
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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.
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.