Anesthesia

Tetanic simulation applied to the P6 acupuncture point can reduce post-operative nausea and vomiting after a laparoscopic hysterectomy, according to a study published in the April 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

A series published in Anesthesia & Analgesia, the first articles of which are published in the April 2011 issue of the journal, will discuss emerging strategies for identifying and managing patients at high risk of surgical complications.

A spectrophotometric hemoglobin sensor may help providers monitor blood hemoglobin levels noninvasively during surgery, according to a report published in the April 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

A discovery by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine could make morphine a safer and more effective drug, according to a report in the March 25 issue of Brain, Behavior and Immunity.

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.