Rohan Mullings, an anesthesiologist based in Cumberland, Md., was arrested Monday on charges of distributing narcotics and possessing marijuana, according to a Washington Examiner report.
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The Society of Ambulatory Anesthesia has released a consensus statement on perioperative glycemic control in diabetic patients undergoing ambulatory surgery, according to a SAMBA news release.
The FDA has announced its acceptance of an application for Exparel, a long-acting bupivacaine for postsurgical pain management produced by Pacira Pharmaceuticals, according to a Trading Markets report.
Anesthesiologists should not start with the consideration of how to handle difficult intubation, but rather the other variables that affect outcome of patients presenting with impaired cardiopulmonary function, according to a report published in the Dec. 2010 issue of Anesthesiology.
Using drugs to block the IL-1 receptor might help control post-surgery pain, according to a paper published in the Dec. 2010 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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Anesthesiologists have a responsibility to improve the peri-operative period and increase the volume of anesthesiology research, according to an editorial published in Anesthesiology and written by James C. Eisenach, MD, of the department of anesthesiology and physiology and pharmacology at…
Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…
Here are 10 recent studies shaping the provision of anesthesia.
Somnia Anesthesia has announced it has awarded the first Somnia Clinical Quality Performance Award to anesthesiology clinicians from California and Washing State.
The combination of well-designed patient-controlled analgesia pumps, pre-printed physician orders and nursing education can reduce overall PCA administration errors and pump-programming errors, according to a study published in Anesthesiology.