Anesthesia

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…

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."