Anesthesia

Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry signed into law the "Oklahoma Interventional Pain Management and Treatment Act," which prohibits non-MD or DO providers from offering or performing interventional pain management, according to a news release from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Somnia Anesthesia Services has appointed Hugh Morgan to the newly created position of Quality Assurance Officer, under which Mr. Morgan will direct Somnia's Clinical Quality Excellence Program and assume oversight of clinical quality for the anesthesia practices the company manages…

Cleveland Medical Devices has finalized an agreement to license its anesthesia monitoring — its NeuroSense line — and seizure detection technologies through Cleveland Heights, Ohio-based NeuroWave Systems, according to a report in Crain's Cleveland Business.

According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists, AAs are non-physician anesthetists and are trained extensively in the delivery of safe and high quality anesthesia care and advanced patient monitoring techniques under the direction of a licensed anesthesiologist. Here are four…

A new study from Research and Markets highlights the driving factors in the U.S. anesthesia devices market, including new technologies and the need for upgrades and replacements at surgical facilities, according to a Research and Markets news release.

After a conference call and several requests for information, Health Data Insights, the Recovery Audit Contractor for Region D (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming), has…

Analogic Corp., a provider of medical imaging and aviation security technology based in Peabody, Mass., has released the Flex Focus 400 Anesthesia ultrasound scanner, a dedicated ultrasound system for regional anesthesia designed and manufactured by Analogic's BK Medical subsidiary, according…

A new study from the RAND Corp. investigated the characteristics and demographics in the labor market for anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists and found variations across urban, rural and regional markets.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists' Ambulatory Surgical Care committee issued a statement, advising anesthesiologists to consider monitoring patients for exhaled carbon dioxide in procedures using propofol, especially involving the upper GI tract.

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…