To achieve optimal head position for direct laryngoscopy, anesthesia providers should use a sniffing position in accordance with traditional beliefs, according to a study published in the May 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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The anesthesia, respiratory and sleep management device market will reach approximately $4 billion by 2017, driven by the sales of anesthesia information management systems, according to a report from iData Research.
A short preanesthetic interview aimed at addressing psychological stress over surgery can improve patient satisfaction, according to a study reported in Anesthesiology News.
Monitored anesthesia care — alone or following peripheral nerve block — accounts for a relatively high percentage of ambulatory anesthetics nationwide, according to a study published in the May 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Anesthesia could accelerate the development of Alzheimer's disease in elderly patients, according to a study by researchers at St. Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, reported in The Australian.
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Bruce Nicholson, MD, from the Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine in University Park, Pa., recently presented four strategies to manage patient pain following surgery, according to an MPR report.
A Canadian study found many labor and delivery health professionals do not fully understand the anesthesiologist's role in managing pregnant patients, which could affect the quality of care mothers and babies receive, according to a Medical News Today report.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists is reminding anesthesiologists and providers that an important revision to the ASA's "Standards for Basic Anesthetic Monitoring" is set to go into effect on July 1.
Richard P. Dutton, MD, executive director of Anesthesia Quality Institute, provides his analysis of the findings from a French study about allergic reactions to anesthesia in recent Reuters report, according to a report from the American Society of Anesthesiologists and…
Cory Pickens, MD, will provide anesthesiology and pain management services at Powell (Wyo.) Valley Healthcare around the end of this month, according to a Powell Tribune report.