The modified disposable laryngeal mask airway (OPLAC) performed better than the LMA Classic model in a study reported in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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Epidrum, a device designed to refine identification of the epidural space, significantly increased success rates of epidural identification for inexperienced operators, according to a study presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Christian Piccolo, MD, a board-certified anesthesiologist who specializes in pain medicine, has joined Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., according to a hospital news release.
Frederic Gerges, MD, has recently been appointed as director of St. Elizabeth’s Pain Management Center in Boston, according to a Lexington Minuteman news report.
Editor’s note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…
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