Data suggests fentanyl used during laser therapy for retinopathy of prematurity is a safe and effective alternative to anesthesia, according to a poster presentation at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting.
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Non-infiltrative anesthetics are safe and effective in treating pain from transrectal prostate biopsy, according to research from the Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation at the University of Foggia in Italy.
The California State Medical Board has accused an anesthesiologist formerly at Chico-based Enloe Medical Center of inadequate patient monitoring and failure to ensure patient safety in a case that resulted in patient death from cardiac arrest, according to a ChicoER…
The use of capnography in ICUs could significantly reduce deaths and brain damage from airway complications in obese anesthesia patients, according to a British study published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia.
Research findings show surgeons' stress levels increase significantly with the duration of surgery and amount of blood loss during surgery, according to a study published in the Archives of Surgery.
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The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma's recommendations for the triage of trauma patients may not be possible to achieve, according to research published in the Archives of Surgery.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has updated its guidelines on chronic pain management in the April 2011 issue of Anesthesiology.
Obese patients were shown to be twice as likely to develop serious airway problems during a general anesthetic compared to non-obese patients, according to a Royal College of Anaesthetists news release.
Tetanic simulation applied to the P6 acupuncture point can reduce post-operative nausea and vomiting after a laparoscopic hysterectomy, according to a study published in the April 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
A series published in Anesthesia & Analgesia, the first articles of which are published in the April 2011 issue of the journal, will discuss emerging strategies for identifying and managing patients at high risk of surgical complications.