Anesthesia

The American Society of Anesthesiologists says it is "extremely troubled" to learn that the anesthetic sodium thiopental, or Pentothal, has been removed from the U.S. market after its sole manufacturer ceased production of the drug, according to an ASA release.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists supports the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners' proposed rule that would prohibit a qualified physician from giving a non-physician the authority to utilize certain pain management procedures, according to a letter sent from the…

Research at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., suggests anesthesia providers may be able to improve ultrasound imaging of injected anesthetics and perineural distribution, according to a presentation at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Mark Rice, MD, a University of Florida anesthesiologists, warns that blood glucose monitors — originally designed for home use for diabetics — may not be appropriate for other healthcare settings, according to a Gainesville Sun report.

Medically induced comas differ from sedation in the level of unconsciousness, according to a release issued by the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Regular training sessions could prevent awareness during anesthesia, according to a report published in the current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International and covered in The Medical News.

Operation Rainbow, a nonprofit organization dedicated to performing free orthopedic surgery for indigent children and young adults in developing countries worldwide, is seeking two anesthesiologists for a mission to Loja, Ecuador, in July 2012, according to the American Society of…

Roy Naturman, MD, is now medical director of the ambulatory surgery center at Summit (N.J.) Medical Group, according to a Summit news release.

Multimodel analgesic therapy is important during preoperative visits of minimally invasive spine surgery patients, according to a review of methods published in the Dec. 15 issue of Spine.

Michael Schmidt, MD, professor of anesthesiology at Dalhousie University in Germany, has developed a device that could prevent post-operative cognitive decline, according to a Newswise report.