Anesthesia

Much surgery is now being done in the office rather than the hospital or ASC, providing new opportunities for anesthesiologists, according to a report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Committee on Ambulatory Surgical Care and the Society for Ambulatory…

The Port St. Lucie (Fla.) City Council voted to move forward an ordinance that would make it more difficult for pain management clinics that dispense narcotics to open within the city limits, according to a report from TCPalm.com.

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants and the Anesthesia Awareness Campaign, Inc., joined forces to update online resources and a printable brochure to educate patients about intraoperative awareness, a rare condition…

Samer Narouze, MD, has been named director of the pain management department at Summa Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, according to a story in the Cuyahoga Falls News-Press.

The International Anesthesia Research Society has announced that Michael F. Roizen, MD, will chair the Executive Board of SAFEKIDS (Safety of Key Inhaled and Intravenous Drugs in Pediatrics), a public-private partnership between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the…

Here are seven statistics about the employment and compensation anesthesiologists working on a locum tenens and/or permanent basis, according to the LocumTenens.com 2009 Compensation and Employment Survey — Anesthesiology.

In a letter to members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, President Alexander Hannenberg said the ASA leadership is encouraging its members to speak out against the current healthcare reform bills and reconciliation bill, due to a “closed, flawed process”…

Here are three statistics about the employment and compensation of certified registered nurse anesthetists working on a locum tenens and/or permanent basis, according to the LocumTenens.com 2009 Compensation and Employment Survey — CRNA.

ASAP TODAY, an international group of more than 300 anesthesiologists, surgeons, economists and public health specialists, discussed how to resolve the global anesthesia crisis and raise the standards for surgical outcomes around the world at its 3rd annual meeting recently…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized drug maker APP to reintroduce Fresenius Propoven 1% (1 percent propofol) to the U.S. market in order to help ease the ongoing propofol injection shortage, according to a letter from APP.