Knee or hip replacement patients who forego general anesthesia during surgery and instead receive pain-blocking medication recover more quickly and report less pain, according to the February issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
Anesthesia
1. There are just over 32,900 anesthesiologists practicing in the United States. Anesthesiologists represent 5.2 percent of the 633,000 practicing physicians in the country, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09.
Research from investigators at Children's Hospital Boston has shown that surfactants, when used along with anesthetics, can reduce sciatic nerve pain without impairing movement, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
Here are six statistics on CRNAs and nurse anesthetists, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists' Fiscal Year 2009 AANA Practice Profile and Demographic Surveys & Database.
The California Society of Anesthesiologists and the California Medical Association have filed suit in California Superior Court against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for his decision to "opt out" of Medicare's requirement that CRNAs may only administer anesthesia under the supervision of…
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In an office setting, it is unlikely that there are building-wide safeguards as rigorous as in a hospital, according to the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia. For example, the building may not provide any source of back-up electrical power and only…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided updates regarding some anesthesia drugs that are currently experiencing shortages, according to a news release from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Warren Sandberg, MD, PhD, has been selected as the new chair of anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., starting in April, according to a report in the Vanderbilt Reporter.
Fifteen states have opted out of the physician supervision requirement for certified registered nurse anesthetists. Note: States listed in alphabetical order.