Medication-induced deep sedation in ICU patients is linked to loss of independence; lighter sedation and mobility improve ...

“Anesthesia services are still often marginalized and very much underestimated,” says Hugh Morgan, vice president of quality assurance for Somnia Anesthesia, a national managed service organization ...

A hospital’s anesthesia department plays a key role in many areas of the facility’s operations including operating room efficiency (on-time starts, recovery time, etc.), patient safety and clinical ...

The recovery time and cost of brain-tumor surgery might be reduced if surgery is performed while patients are awake during part of the procedure, according to a new study. Researchers examined the ...

Concerns have been raised about the privacy and dignity of child patients at the hospital Concerns about the use of emergency sedation and the privacy of child patients at a major hospital have been ...

The practice of using conscious sedation instead of general anesthesia for TAVR has increased in recent years and is associated with better survival and less time spent in the hospital, according to ...

Anesthesia leaders say a convergence of workforce instability, reimbursement pressure and cultural strain is pushing the specialty toward an inflection point. From staffing models and pay inequities ...

North American Partners in Anesthesia will begin providing anesthesia services at a Bon Secours hospital in Newport News Va., starting Feb. 1.  The organization will work with Bon Secours Mary ...

MIAMI (AP) — It was early afternoon on the first day of October at the Holtz Children’s Hospital in Miami, and Elizabeth Foley’s room was quiet. Amy Foley, Elizabeth’s mom, leaned over her 2-year-old ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 15, 2012) – Mission Hospital is pleased to announce a renewal and expansion of its long-standing partnership with Asheville Anesthesia Associates, P.A. “For over 40 years ...

Safety in pediatric sedation relies on strict guidelines and monitoring, so let's learn how providers utilize pharmacological ...