Posts Tagged ‘anesthesia’
International Anesthesia Research Society Funds $1 Million In Research Awards In 2009
The International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) announced 10 grant recipients in 2009, committing over $1 million to anesthesia research and other projects that will advance the specialty of anesthesiology. Grant recipients include researchers, clinicians and educators from around the world who have provided outstanding contributions to the anesthesia community…
PharMEDium Participates In Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Summit: Medication Safety In The Operating Room; Time For A New Paradigm
PharMEDium Services, LLC, announced their participation in the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) Summit held January 26th in Phoenix, AZ. PharMEDium’s commitment to patient safety aligned with the APSF goals of improving medication safety by offering a complete line of pre-filled, pre-labeled Anesthesia syringe medications intended for use in the Operating Room…
Brain Responses During Anesthesia Mimic Those During Natural Deep Sleep
The brains of people under anesthesia respond to stimuli as they do in the deepest part of sleep – lending credence to a developing theory of consciousness and suggesting a new method to assess loss of consciousness in conditions such as coma…
GE’s Anesthesia Solution Certified For Use In US Department Of Veterans Affairs Facilities
On behalf of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Document Storage Systems (DSS) has completed the certification process of GE’s Centricity? Perioperative Anesthesia solution, making it the industry’s first to be certified under the new process. Certification indicates the solution is fully capable of integration and compatibility with the VA’s clinical information system, VistA…
Obesity And Anesthesia- Yes, There Is A Connection
At a time of year when people make plans to drop a few pounds, perhaps even consider bariatric surgery, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) wants to ensure the public has the facts regarding one’s weight and the impact it may have on his or her anesthesia experience…
Single Celled Organism Helps In Understanding How Anesthesia Works
Experiments in one of the oldest forms of life on Earth are helping to answer basic questions about how general anesthesia works, according to a study in the January issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS)…
Abdominal Surgery Without General Anesthesia
A recent review in Faculty of 1000 Medicine Reports, a publication in which clinicians highlight advances in medical practice, suggests regional pain relief could be used during abdominal surgery. In this review, Michael Schaefer recommends a new approach that can be performed without the need for general anaesthetics.
Exertional Heat Illness Linked To Rare Anesthesia Complication
Physically fit military recruits occasionally develop an “exertional heat illness” (EHI), which can cause them to collapse during training, or even on the battlefield. Emerging research evidence suggests a potentially important link between EHI and malignant hyperthermia a rare but feared complication of anesthesia, according to an article in the October issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS). Drs. John F.
‘Alert Status’ Area In Brain Discoved: New Understanding Of Anesthesia
A new understanding of how anesthesia and anesthesia-like states are controlled in the brain opens the door to possible new future treatments of various states of loss of consciousness, such as reversible coma, according to scientists.
The Advantages Of Nerve-Block Anesthesia Include Improved Pain Relief
When planning for surgery, patients too often don’t consider the kind of anesthesia they will receive. In fact, the choice of anesthesia can improve recovery, even outcomes. Regional nerve blocks, an anesthesia technique available at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, are known to improve pain relief, reduce side effects and allow patients to go home sooner when compared with general anesthesia.
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