Current guidelines may be inadequate to prepare newer generation anesthesia workstations, which require more time for purging anesthetic gases, autoclaving or replacement of parts, as well as modifications to the gas delivery system, according to a study published in the…
Perioperative physicians are at greater risk for burnout than nurses or nurse anesthetists, according to a study published in the Dec. 2010 issue of Anesthesiology.
Statin drugs introduced to lower blood cholesterol concentrations could help reduce postoperative mortality, according to a study published in Anesthesiology.
Ibuprofen and celecoxib significantly decrease the need for rescue analgesic medication in the early post-discharge period, improving the quality of recovery and patient satisfaction following ambulatory surgery, according to a study published in the Dec. 2010 issue of Anesthesia &…
Sleep apnea is an independent risk factor for perioperative pulmonary complications, according to a study published in the Dec. 2010 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
The use of techniques such as radiotherapy and radionuclides, as well as short-onset drugs, may be useful in decreasing pain flares, according to a study by Italian expert Professor Sebastiano Mercadante.
Botulinum neurotoxin type A — or Botox — may reduce responses to an inflammation-related pain stimulus when injected into the spine, following a study that showed positive effects on mice, published in the Jan. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Bacteria found on the hands of anesthesia providers often transmits to the surgical field during operations, according to a study published in the Jan. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Thomas Schares, MD, MBA, an anesthesiologist with Somnia Anesthesia who serves as chief of anesthesiology for Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif., discusses the phenomenon known as "normalization of deviance" and how it is impacting healthcare and the…
Elderly patients given a short-acting opioid analgesic for treatment of arthritis pain are twice as likely to experience a fracture in the next year, compared to elderly patients given a long-acting opioid or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, according to a study…