The Wyoming Ambulatory Surgery Center Association will hold its first state conference on Nov. 11-12 in Jackson, Wyo.
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Researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., have verified data that suggest three factors correlate with mortality for patients under anesthesia, according to a Health Canal report.
A nurse at Fairfield University's School of Nursing in Hartford, Conn., has developed recommendations for preventing post-surgical blindness caused by pressure on the optic nerve, according to a Hartford Courant report.
Anesthesiologists from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have identified risk factors for "failed" intraoperative laryngeal-mask airways, according to a Medscape report.
Gerald Bellotti, MD, an anesthesiologist based in Fredericksburg, Va., was charged with a misdemeanor on Tuesday in connection with a traffic incident when he impersonated a police officer, according to a Free Lance-Star report.
Kerry Solomon, MD, an eye surgeon at Physicians' Eye Surgery Center in Charleston, S.C., is scheduled to perform laser cataract surgery at the ophthalmic ambulatory surgery center on Oct. 22. The procedure will be broadcast live at the annual meeting…
In 2008, 12.1 million women reported suffering from chronic pain, but only 8.7 of those reported receiving treatment — at a cost of $12.9 billion, according to the News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and…
Sagent Pharmaceuticals today announced FDA approval of bupivacaine hydrochloride injection, a local or regional anesthetic, according to a MarketWatch report.
A new study found repeat glycerol rhizotomy procedures produced better and more prolonged pain relief for patients with trigeminal neuralgia, according to findings presented at the 2011 meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
As shortages of critical drugs increase, physicians are resorting to second-choice drugs, according to a The Oncology Report article.