April 8, 2022
Recommendations for wait times for elective surgery after asymptomatic COVID-19 infection should be shortened to better reflect the current state of the pandemic, some perioperative specialists […]
April 4, 2022
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first software to semiautomate anesthesia delivery during surgery. The software, End-tidal (Et) Control, works with General […]
February 28, 2022
Elective surgical procedures should be delayed at least 7 weeks after COVID-19 infection in unvaccinated patients, according to new joint statement issued by the American Society […]
February 28, 2022
Patients given opioid-free forms of anesthesia spent less time in the hospital following pancreatic resection and reported lower pain scores in a retrospective study of 77 […]
February 9, 2022
Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy takes less time when an anesthesiologist oversees the sedation, researchers say. “We have increased patient access to our GI unit by making these […]
January 31, 2022
More than half of anesthesiologists report being named in a lawsuit at least once in their career and the specialty continues to have one of the […]
January 20, 2022
The Swedish medical technology company Getinge is issuing a recall of the Vaporizer Sevoflurane Maquet Filling for Flow Family Anesthesia Systems due to risk of chemical […]
November 8, 2021
An international group of anesthesiologists has written a consensus statement emphasizing the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and medical waste in daily practice, as well […]
October 28, 2021
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Manual face mask ventilation during routine surgery produces fewer aerosols than normal […]