Scott C. Bickman, an Anaheim Hills, Calif.-based anesthesiologist, will be barred from prescribing controlled substances following his alleged involvement in the purchase and illegal sale of a large number of addictive painkillers, according to an Orange County Register report.
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologists should take responsibility for preoperative planning and intraoperative management in the treatment of patients with congenital heart disease, according to guidelines published by the American Heart Association in Circulation.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has updated its guidelines on chronic pain management in the April 2011 issue of Anesthesiology.
Obese patients were shown to be twice as likely to develop serious airway problems during a general anesthetic compared to non-obese patients, according to a Royal College of Anaesthetists news release.
Anesthesia is the highest-paid hospital-based physician specialty, with a median annual administrative service contract of $773,309, according to MD Ranger's 2010/2011 Physician Contract Benchmarks Report.
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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.