Anesthesia

Gary Shannon, MD, an independent board-certified anesthesiologist from Salisbury, N.C., says he has not had enough time to help his patients find a new physician after Rowan Regional Medical Center notified Dr. Shannon that it would terminate its ownership of…

The total global anesthesia and respiratory devices market is expected to be worth $12.7 billion by 2015, out of which GE Healthcare will account for nearly 12 percent of the total revenues, and the global market is expected to record…

Patients with peripheral nerve injuries are less likely to completely recover after total knee arthroplasty if they received peripheral nerve blockade, according to a study published in Anesthesiology.

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced legislation today that would provide the Food and Drug Administration with key tools to help address and prevent shortages of prescription drug medications, according to a news release from Sen.…

Peter Kroll, MD, a board-certified anesthesiology/pain management physician with a special interest in pain management, has joined the medical staff at NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield, Tenn., according to a Leaf-Chronicle news report.

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.