Anesthesia

Roger White, MD, an anesthesiologist at Mayo Clinic, revived a patient whose heart stopped beating for 96 minutes following a heart attack in January, according to an NPR report.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Hughes plans to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist when his football career ends, according to a WXYZ report.

The Arizona Medical Board has voted to revoke the license of a former Phoenix pediatric anesthesiologist, according to a Houston Chronicle report.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's largest generic drug manufacturer, is facing a second trial over hepatitis cases linked to propofol, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.

Patients are more likely to experience unintended intraoperative awareness under general anesthesia with the bispectral index protocol than the end-tidal anesthetic-agent concentration, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has launched a new video on its lifelinepatients YouTube channel, highlighting the need for responsible use of pain medication and proper disposal of the drugs, according to an ASA news release.

New York-based Somnia Anesthesia Services will provide anesthesiology services at Kaweah Delta Medical Center in Visalia, Calif., starting Dec. 13, according to a Valley Voice Newspaper report.

Some patients perceive or remember surgery under general anesthesia, and as many as 70 percent of those patients go on to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

A universal system for reporting anesthesia time to payors will go into effect Jan. 1, 2012, as part of the transition to HIPAA 5010, according to an ASA release.

A Connecticut university is still waiting for approval from state officials to start offering the state's first anesthesiology assistant masters degree program — almost a year after the program was first requested, according to a Connecticut Mirror report.