Anesthesia

The following article is written by Kenneth Elmassian, DO, a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.   Pain affects an estimated 75 million Americans, which is more than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined, according to the American Pain…

The Food and Drug Administration has announced a meeting of its anesthetic and life support drugs advisory committee on March 10, 2011, according to a Reuters report.

A new 'closed-loop' system can accurately adjust levels of anesthetics and analgesic drugs in surgical patients, according to a study published in the March issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Anesthesiologists may face an increased demand for their expertise in homicide investigations and vigilance in preventing drug diversion, according to a case report published in the March issue of Anesthesiology.

Here are ten recent findings from anesthesia studies and statements published in various journals and news sources.

Mindray Medical International Limited has announced FDA approval of its A5 Anesthesia System, an anesthesia delivery platform, according to a company news release.

Children's Hospital Boston has signed an agreement to work with biotech start-up Proteus on the clinical adoption of a new anesthetic derived from algae, according to a BioScholar report.

A former nurse from Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis has been accused of stealing patient medication, according to a City Pages report.

University of California Irvine researcher Zeev Kain, MD, says melatonin doses prior to surgery can relieve surgical pain in children, according to a New University report.

Physicians at Ohio State University Medical Center reported a patient's temporary vision loss after receiving local anesthetic for cervical radiofrequency neurotomy, according to a case study published by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.