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.
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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…
Special precautions must be taken to ensure anesthesia safety in ambulatory surgery on infants, very young children and elderly patients, according to a SAMBA report.
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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.
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.