Anesthesia

Somnia Anesthesia Services has sponsored a white paper with HFMA entitled "Driving Value in Anesthesia Services."

ASCs have long relied on general anesthesia with "breathing tube" devices, followed by narcotic-based based pain management in surgery patients. The use of opioids, however, has led many facilities to accept a high risk of PONV, excessive pain (if undertreated…

Alexander A. Hannenberg, MD, president of American Society of Anesthesiologists discusses the current propofol shortage and other challenges facing anesthesiologists.

Robert Goldstein, MD, is executive vice president and chief medical officer of Somnia Anesthesia Services.Q: What are some of the ways the growing propofol shortage could impact an ASC's operations and profitability?

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine has published a practice advisory on local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) called "Guidelines for the Management of Severe Local Anaesthetic Toxicity."

McKesson has announced the Connect-Rx software Release 7.1, which provides improved functionality for the company's AcuDose-Rx medication dispensing cabinets and Anesthesia-Rx medication carts and includes increases in charge capture, expanded restocking capabilities for pharmacies, improved medication availability for nursing and…

Vicki Edelman, RN, BSN, administrator for Blue Bell (Pa). Surgery Center, discusses five reasons why the ASC has a successful relationship with its new anesthesia group.

Metropolitan Medical Services of North Carolina and Spacelabs Healthcare have announced a distributorship that will allow MMS to sell the Spacelabs' BleaseSirius anesthesia delivery system in Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and to certain accounts near Asheville, N.C., according to…

Propofol injection is commonly used by ASCs and other healthcare providers because it is a quick acting sedative. Use of the drug has risen especially in gastroenterology, where it can provide an additional level of comfort for patients undergoing colonoscopy.…

Amy Mowles is president and CEO of Mowles Medical Practice Management.Q: I've been reading about the propofol recall and shortage. What might this mean for my ASC?