Anesthesia

The Portex UniPerc Percutaneous Tracheostomy Kit, the first dedicated percutaneous tracheostomy option with tubes designed specifically for patients with larger necks, has received a 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award from Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine, according to a news…

Anesthesiologists sometimes do not bring in other team members when cases are waiting and when number of operating rooms currently running is less than allocated in an anesthesia group staffing agreement, according to a study in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor developed a perioperative sleep apnea prediction score based on independent clinical predictors of OSA to diagnose patients prior to surgery, according to a recent study published in the April issue of…

Proceedings began in New York State Supreme Court to settle a seven-year long dispute between Anesthesia Associates of Mount Kisco and North Westchester Hospital, according to a report in The Journal News.

Alexander A. Hannenberg, MD, president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, reacted to President Obama's signing of the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, saying the new law required "continued scrutiny, action and involvement by ASA and…

A new headset allows anesthesiologists to monitor data about a patient during surgery without taking their eyes off the patient, according to a study in the April issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the Journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

As part of the launch of its new "Thought Leadership" section on its Web site, Somnia Anesthesia Services has released a new white paper, "Delivery of Anesthesia in America's Hospitals: Understanding the Subsidy."

A task force of the American Society of Anesthesiologists has developed updated guidelines for chronic pain management that focus on optimizing pain control, enhancing functional abilities, enhancing patients' quality of life and minimizing adverse outcomes.

An anesthesiology group has to constantly change to remain viable, says Howard Konowitz, MD, managing partner of Midwest Anesthesiologists HBRJ, a seven-physician group in Melrose Park, Ill. "If you can't reinvent the practice every nine months," he says, "you can't…

On March 23, Somnia Anesthesia Services hosted a Webinar titled, "Improving Operating Room and Anesthesia Efficiency in Your Hospital," which highlighted how anesthesia efficiency can affect OR efficiencies and a hospital's revenues.