Souce: insidecostarica.comFollowing three day's of negotiations Costa Rica's striking doctors and the Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social (CCSS) came to an agreement in December, ending the 14 day strike by anesthesiologists and joined by ...
Continue Reading...by David Wild Airway management experts are hailing a large-scale review of airway-related complications in the United Kingdom as “herculean,” saying it yields important insights into the nature of airway management complications. ...
Continue Reading...by Karen Blum Cardiac and respiratory complications, along with other problems not directly related to surgery, were the most common causes of unplanned hospital admissions after ambulatory surgery, according to a retrospective study at ...
Continue Reading...By Crystal Phend Avoiding general anesthesia for elective endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms reduces postoperative complications and possibly costs, an observational study suggested.Spinal and local anesthesia both w ...
Continue Reading...Source: American Society of Anesthesiologists A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 found that older patients drove more safely than their younger counterparts after surgery and anesthesia care at an ambulatory surgery facility. ...
Continue Reading...by Alison McCook A new system that encourages every clinician to report situations that put patients at risk appears to be succeeding. Within 24 months, the new program, based at Johns Hopkins Medicine, in Baltimore, distributed 27 ...
Continue Reading...By Alison McCook A new tool that allows real-time, three-dimensional ultrasound may help cut down on errors while placing central lines, without adding precious time to the procedure, researchers have found. When anesthesiologists ...
Continue Reading...Anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), like most practicing healthcare professionals, are required to obtain a specific number of continuing education credits in order to keep their licenses current. Exact re ...
Continue Reading...Anesthesia Tools, Inc. / Penlon America will be attending the following upcoming meetings and conferences. Please come visit us. We'd love to see you! September 16-18, 2011 - North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists/South Caroli ...
Continue Reading...by Alison McCook Handovers of patients during surgery are associated with an increased risk for mortality, but use of a standardized protocol might help lower that risk, according to new research presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the ...
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