Dreaming is almost five times more common with propofol infusion than with midazolam in patients receiving spinal anesthesia with deep sedation, according to a study published in the April 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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Heat shock protein 72 overexpression could prevent the development of post-operative memory loss, according to a study published in the April 2011 issue of Anesthesiology.
Chuck Lauer, former publisher of Modern Healthcare for more than 30 years, is posting his expert thoughts and discussions with other experts on varying healthcare issues in his new podcast, The Chuck Lauer Show.
Cardiothoracic anesthesiologists from Vanderbilt University Medical Center are pioneering the use of a smaller ultrasound probe that monitors cardiac function of critically ill patients in intensive care units, according to a Health Canal report.
Physicians at The Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon have used a ventricular-assist device to save a patient suffering a heart attack, according to a Macon Telegraph news report.
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A hybrid operating room, created by merging surgical and catheter-based procedures into one setting, could yield numerous advantages, including decreased procedure times, less-invasive procedures and faster recovery times for patients, according to a Cardiovascular Business news report.
A UCLA anesthesiology team's use of regional and transplant anesthesia was critical to the success of the first hand transplant on the U.S. West Coast, according to a UCLA Department of Anesthesiology report.
Anesthesiologists should take responsibility for preoperative planning and intraoperative management in the treatment of patients with congenital heart disease, according to guidelines published by the American Heart Association in Circulation.
Research published in the April 2011 issue of Anesthesiology examines whether the hormone plasma B-type natriuretic peptide helps indicate which patients are at risk of adverse cardiac events after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
The Institute of Medicine has released eight standards for developing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, which can be used to standardize and optimize patient care, according to an IOM news release.