A study presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology found that women undergoing C-sections may require a smaller dose of anesthesia when administered through an intrathecal catheter rather than through a spinal injection,…
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Shares of Parsippany, N.J.-based Pacira Pharmaceuticals fell more than 12 percent Tuesday after the company reported that the FDA will take three more months to review Exparel, its extended release local anesthetic, according to a Sign on San Diego report.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Maquet's FLOW-i anesthesia system for 510(k) marketing, according to a MedGadget report.
Eric Kaiser, MD, a Cleveland Clinic anesthesiologist who occasionally moonlights as an auxiliary police officer in Westlake, Ohio, helped to resuscitate a newborn baby while on duty last Sunday, according to a Plain Dealer report.
A new technique allows researchers to view real-time, 3-D images of a patient's brain as the patient undergoes anesthesia from propofol, according to a report by TIME.
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The American Society of Anesthesiologists recently sent a letter to the FDA that discussed the extent of anesthesia drug shortages and offered recommendations on actions to reduce shortages, according to an ASA release.
A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline, "Polysomnography for Sleep-Disordered Breathing Prior to Tonsillectomy in Children," will be published as a supplement to the July issue of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, according to a news release.
North Shore-LIJ Health System in New York has selected SIS Anesthesia as its anesthesia documentation solution, according to a news release.
Only one-third of anesthesiologists measure oxygen flow throughout the patient's body during high-risk surgery, even though heart function can significantly affect recovery, according to a survey by researchers in Amsterdam, reported in HealthDay News.
Patients' expectations about analgesia and hyperalgesia can alter the efficacy of an opioid and lead to neurologic changes in the brain regions associated with evaluating pain intensity, according to a study reported in Pain Medicine News.