Anesthesia

Donald Penning, MD, has been appointed to become Denver Health's director of anesthesiology, replacing John Lockrem, MD, who retired last year, according to a Denver Health news release.

Anesthesiologists and other healthcare professionals should question the accuracy of home blood sugar meters and refrain from using the inexpensive tools during surgery, according to a Suncoast News report.

Leaders from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, who expressed disappointment at an article that asserted anesthesia machines can only be maintained and repaired by "highly qualified medical service companies," believe anesthesia machines can be maintained and repaired…

The German State Medical Association of Rheinland-Pfalz has issued the results of an initial review of more than 100 scientific articles by German anesthesiologist Joachim Boldt, MD, PhD, indicating 90 of them lacked proper institutional review board (IRB) approval, according…

Somnia Anesthesia, a physician-owned anesthesia management company, has announced it has partnered with St. Barnabas Hospital in Bronx, N.Y., to provide a total service solution for anesthesia services.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists have published a Q&A column with Mark Lema, MD, PhD, a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and professor and chair of anesthesiology at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

New strategies should be developed to achieve glycemic control with a minimal risk of hypoglycemia, according to a report published in Anesthesiology.

An article in Anesthesia & Analgesia evaluated the effectiveness of the C-MAC D-Blade, a new videolaryngoscopic C-MAC blade for difficult intubation, according to the study's abstract.

The Florida Nurses Association is preparing for the convention of the Florida Legislature in March as it looks to pass legislation that would allow nurse practitioners to prescribe controlled substances using a protocol arrangement through a supervising physician, according to…

A new study from Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia warns that patients receiving nitrous oxide as part of general anesthesia for surgery may be at increased long-term risk of heart attacks, according to a SIFY News report.