A study from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows the brain has a distinct pattern of electrical activity as patients lose consciousness to anesthesia, according to Medical News Today.
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A study from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows the brain has a distinct pattern of electrical activity as patients lose consciousness to anesthesia, according to Medical News Today.
Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic tested patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomies to see if perioperative intravenous lidocaine or ketamine improved rehabilitation, according to Anesthesia-Analgesia.
Tension between anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists is increasing as the final rule for Medicare physician fees allows CRNAs to practice pain management and anesthesia-related duties, according to Health Leaders Media.
A group of researchers led by Atul A. Gawande, MD, MPH, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, have outlined five strategies to improve outcomes for patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures.
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Researchers from the department of anesthesiology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston looked at whether or not low doses of solubilized injectable diclofenac sodium would be effective for management of acute pain after abdominal or pelvic surgery, according to Anesthesia-Analgesia.
Fresno (Calif.) Surgical Hospital is in the top 5 percent of providers in the nation with high-quality joint replacement care, according the American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2013: Healthgrades Report to the Nation.
Researchers tested the affects of succinylcholine on critically ill patients with tracheal intubations to see if the risk of hyperkalemia increased, according to the October issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Jennifer Brown, RN, Endoscopy Nurse Manager at Gastroenterology Associates of Central Virginia, and Tim Meakem, MD, Medical Director of ProVation, will give a presentation titled "The Challenges Facing ASCs to…
The U.S. Multisociety Task Force — comprised of representatives of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy — has issued new colonoscopy surveillance guidelines, according to a news release.