Anesthesia

In a letter to members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, President Alexander Hannenberg said the ASA leadership is encouraging its members to speak out against the current healthcare reform bills and reconciliation bill, due to a “closed, flawed process”…

Here are three statistics about the employment and compensation of certified registered nurse anesthetists working on a locum tenens and/or permanent basis, according to the LocumTenens.com 2009 Compensation and Employment Survey — CRNA.

ASAP TODAY, an international group of more than 300 anesthesiologists, surgeons, economists and public health specialists, discussed how to resolve the global anesthesia crisis and raise the standards for surgical outcomes around the world at its 3rd annual meeting recently…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized drug maker APP to reintroduce Fresenius Propoven 1% (1 percent propofol) to the U.S. market in order to help ease the ongoing propofol injection shortage, according to a letter from APP.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has submitted comments to CMS regarding proposed rules on EHR meaningful use and CMS' EHR incentive program, according to a release by the ASA.

Title: Improving Operating Room and Anesthesia Efficiency in Your Hospital

Adam Hauser, MD, an anesthesiologist who is medical director of the Surgery Center at Brinton Lake in Glen Mills, Pa., is always on the lookout for a new surgeon to work at his five-OR ASC.

Here are 15 salary statistics about the compensation of anesthesiologists.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Operating Room Fires recommends the following basic principles for anesthesiologists' management of oxidizers, ignition sources and fuels.

The World Health Organization has issued the following Surgical Safety Checklist, revised in Jan. 2009. This checklist is not intended to be comprehensive. Additions and modifications to fit local practice are encouraged.