Anesthesia

University of California Irvine researcher Zeev Kain, MD, says melatonin doses prior to surgery can relieve surgical pain in children, according to a New University report.

Physicians at Ohio State University Medical Center reported a patient's temporary vision loss after receiving local anesthetic for cervical radiofrequency neurotomy, according to a case study published by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.

In arteriovenous fistula surgery, patients treated with regional anesthesia may experience less pain and need fewer opioids than those treated with general anesthesia, according to an ongoing study by Duke University School of Medicine.

Here are 15 statistics on anesthesiologist compensation, based on data from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey.

An experimental, extended-release version of local anesthetic Exparel was safe and effective in a clinical trial on patients recovering from bunion surgery, according to a Sign On San Diego report.

Hugh Morgan is quality assurance officer for Somnia Anesthesia Services.   Q: We have a question about the new CMS Conditions of Participation for anesthesia services. We have been made aware by our anesthesia provider that at this time the…

Johnson & Johnson has clashed with the Food and Drug Administration following the FDA's rejection of a sedative containing the drug propofol, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Disclosure of anesthesia information to parents of pediatric patients is often incomplete, and parents' recall of information is poor, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Warming local anesthetics may reduce pain experienced during injections, according to a study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Anesthesiology devices were among those recalled by the Food and Drug Administration from 2005-2009, according to an analysis that found "weak" FDA oversight of medical device approval.