Anesthesia

A new Somnia Anesthesia Services blog post discusses the renewed focus on postoperative cognitive dysfunction.

The time required for tracheal intubation using a Pentax AWS laryngoscope is longer than for a Macintosh laryngoscope and #4 blade, according to a study published in the Sept. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

A Los Angeles anesthesiologist has joined the cast of CBS' "Survivor" for its fall 2011 season, according to a CBS report.

A jury cleared two anesthesiologists on Wednesday in the case of a patient who died after surgery to repair a broken bone, according to a Gazette Net report.

Researchers could not confirm whether adding a small dose of lidocaine to intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine could shorten the duration of sensory or motor blocks or time to readiness for discharge from the PACU in patients undergoing knee arthroscopy, according to…

Thomas Wherry, MD, principal for Total Anesthesia Solutions and consulting medical director for Health Inventures, discusses six ways surgery center administrators can ensure clinical quality during a transition between anesthesia providers.

Anesthesiologists may hesitate to report adverse events or errors because they fear blame from colleagues, according to a study published in the Sept. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

General anesthesia and surgery could speed up cognitive decline and prompt the onset of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study of 11 patients presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society and reported in Anesthesiology News.

Hepatitis C outbreaks could have been avoided if drug manufacturers Baxter Healthcare Services and Teva Parenteral Medicine had sold smaller vials of propofol to healthcare facilities, argued a patient's lawyer during the opening statements of the third civil trial over…

American Society of Anesthesiologists President Mark A. Warner, MD, along with other industry representatives, met with Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about the impact of anesthesia drug shortages on Friday, Sept. 9, according to an ASA…