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Three Factors Could Point To Your Fate After Surgery
Duke University Medical Center researchers have verified data that suggest three medical factors appear to correlate with mortality for a patient who has been under anesthesia for an operation. The risk of death was 2.5-times higher during the first year after surgery if a patient has low values in all three measures, called a "triple low," compared to patients whose values are all normal. The three factors are the median arterial pressure (MAP), median anesthetic concentration (MAC) and the bispectral index (BIS)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 20, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news

FDA approves bupivacaine hydrochloride injection, USP
FDA has approved bupivacaine hydrochloride injection, USP (Sagent and Strides Arcolab), a local or regional anesthetic, for use in surgery, dental and oral surgery procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and obstetrical procedures.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 20, 2011 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

For Obese Children Having General Anesthesia, Less Is MoreFor Obese Children Having General Anesthesia, Less Is More
Obese children require less propofol than normal-weight children when dosing is based on actual body weight. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 19, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news

Laryngeal-Mask Airway Risk Factors OutlinedLaryngeal-Mask Airway Risk Factors Outlined
Risk for perioperative laryngeal-mask airway failure is low, but is increased by poor dentition, elevated body mass index, and surgical table rotation, and in males. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 19, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news

Postop Respiratory Complications in Obese Asthmatic ChildrenPostop Respiratory Complications in Obese Asthmatic Children
A new study found that respiratory complications occurred in 22% of children who were both obese and asthmatic. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 19, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news

Egg and sperm donors to be paid more compensation
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority approves higher payments in effort to end shortagesCompensation paid to egg and sperm donors will increase under proposals approved by the UK's fertility regulator.The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has agreed to much higher payments in an effort to tackle serious shortages of both eggs and sperm, which are prompting growing numbers of British couples to seek fertility treatment abroad.Since 2006 anyone who donates either sperm or eggs has received travel expenses they have incurred and compensation for loss of earnings of up to £61.28 a day but no more tha...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 19, 2011 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Tags: Fertility problems Society Reproduction Ethics Biology UK news Medical research The Guardian Source Type: news

Obese, Asthmatic Kids Need Special Care Under Anesthesia
Studies find obese children have twice as many respiratory complications, need less anesthetic
Source: Surgery News - Doctors Lounge - October 19, 2011 Category: Surgery Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Anesthesiology & Pain, Asthma, Nutrition, News, Source Type: news

Topical Capsaicin for Pain ManagementTopical Capsaicin for Pain Management
A new higher concentration capsaicin patch shows promise in pain management. British Journal of Anaesthesia
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 19, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology Journal Article Source Type: news

New Assessment Tool Helps Detect Parental Behaviors That Lead To Poor Outcomes In Children Undergoing Surgery
A clinical study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 highlighted a behavioral assessment tool that may help anesthesia providers identify pre-surgical behaviors in parents and children that lead to maladaptive behaviors in children after surgery. According to lead researcher Nancy Hagerman, M.D., the Perioperative Adult Child Behavioral Interaction Scale (PACBIS) uses a series of real-time measurements to determine the coping, distress and anxiety behaviors of children and parents before surgery, during induction of anesthesia and after surgery...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 19, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

Obese, Asthmatic Kids Need Special Care Under Anesthesia
Title: Obese, Asthmatic Kids Need Special Care Under AnesthesiaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/19/2011 10:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/19/2011
Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - October 19, 2011 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

3 factors could point to your fate after surgery
(Duke University Medical Center) Duke University Medical Center researchers have verified data that suggest three medical factors appear to correlate with mortality for a patient who has been under anesthesia for an operation.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 19, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

King Systems Launches KingVISION Video Laryngoscope
Indiana-based King Systems, a manufacturer of airway management, anesthesia, and respiratory medical supplies and devices, has introduced their KingVISION video laryngoscope system at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting, currently convening in Chicago. The laryngoscope consists of a reusable lightweight, modular, 2.4″ non-glare, scratch-resistant QVGA color OLED display powered by standard AAA batteries mated to disposable, rigid polycarbonate/ABS standard or channeled MAC 3 blades with self-contained VGA CMOS camera optics and a white LED light source. The standard blade fits in mouth openin...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - October 18, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Drew Cheng Tags: Anesthesiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Military Medicine Source Type: news

Christie Medical Launches First Portable VeinViewer
Christie Medical Holdings’ has announced the VeinViewer Flex, the first portable offering in the company’s VeinViewer line. The new device’s reduced size and battery operation make it possible to use VeinViewer technology in home care settings and blood centers for the first time.The VeinViewer technology projects an image of a patient’s blood vessels directly onto the skin in real time by detecting their location using near-infrared light, and is used to aid in needle placement.Read More
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - October 18, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Smit Shah Tags: Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: news

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2011 Annual MeetingAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2011 Annual Meeting
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting. Medscape Anesthesiology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Conference Coverage Source Type: news

Anesthetics Do Not Cause Postoperative Delirium In The Elderly
A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 in Chicago this week offered firm evidence that commonly used inhaled anesthetics such as isoflurane do not increase the incidence of postoperative delirium, which can affect how well some patients recover after surgery. "Our study demonstrates that the use of inhaled anesthetic agents does not increase the incidence of cognitive problems such as delirium in the early postoperative period," said lead author Terri G. Monk, M.D., Duke University Health System...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news

Study Is One Of First To Help Identify Women At Risk For Pain After Repeat Cesarean Delivery
A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 in Chicago is perhaps the first to evaluate pain associated with surgical incisions or scars before repeat cesarean (CS) procedures, and the data could lead to improved care for a rapidly growing and unique group of patients. According to lead researcher Ruth Landau, M.D., from the University of Washington, Seattle, 1.4 million cesareans are performed annually in the U.S., of which 30 percent are repeat procedures...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news

Can Blood Type Determine Risk After Heart Surgery?
A new study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 focused on whether blood type affects survival after heart surgery. Researchers from Duke University Medical Center studied more than 15,000 patients to determine if a specific blood type puts patients at a higher risk for death or complications after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. The Duke researchers found that patients with AB blood type were 20 percent less likely to die after CABG surgery than patients with A, B or O blood types...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news

Osteochondritis Dissecans
Title: Osteochondritis DissecansCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 10/18/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 18, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Calcific Bursitis
Title: Calcific BursitisCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 10/18/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 18, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Are Older Patients Better Drivers After Surgery?
This study examined the anesthestics' safety as it relates to a patient's ability to drive pre and post-surgery...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Seniors / Aging Source Type: news

For Obese Children, Less Is More When It Comes To General Anesthesia
A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 this week found that obese children required much smaller doses of the anesthetic propofol than non-obese children to bring about a safe level of unconsciousness. Since the commonly used drug propofol can cause low blood pressure, prolonged sleepiness and decreased breathing, the results of this study could help anesthesiologists safely treat a common, but often misunderstood, type of surgical patient...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news

FDA Panel Vetoes New Indication for Parkinson's Drug
(MedPage Today) -- SILVER SPRING, Md. -- An FDA advisory committee has voted 17 to 0 that Azilect (rasagiline), a drug that is already approved to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease, does not work to slow progression of the neurodegenerative disorder.
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - October 17, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

General Anesthesia Does Not Increase Delirium in the ElderlyGeneral Anesthesia Does Not Increase Delirium in the Elderly
Elderly patients randomized to isoflurane or intravenous sedation with propofol developed delirium at the same rate, about 13%. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 17, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news

Interview: Emergency coordinator from Sirte hospital
In this interview conducted on Oct. 13, Gabriele Rossi, a doctor and MSF emergency coordinator, describes a very serious situation in Sirte, Libya. On the night following the interview, six patients died at Ibn Sina hospital because they could not be operated on. In the north part of town, thousands of civilians remain completely trapped by the fighting. “We are in Ibn Sina hospital right now, which is the main hospital in Sirte. We have been here for three days. Today we have been hearing more firing and shooting than yesterday – there is lots of noise, and the constant sound of heavy artillery. The fighting is going...
Source: MSF News - October 17, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Libya Frontpage NEWS Violence Source Type: news

Many Don't Believe Their Obesity is Unhealthy: Study
Title: Many Don't Believe Their Obesity is Unhealthy: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/17/2011 10:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/17/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 17, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Older Women Say They Want More Sex, Not Less
Title: Older Women Say They Want More Sex, Not LessCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/15/2011 11:01:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/17/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 17, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Ferriprox Approved to Treat 'Iron Overload'
Title: Ferriprox Approved to Treat 'Iron Overload'Category: Health NewsCreated: 10/14/2011 6:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/17/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 17, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Frozen Shoulder
Title: Frozen ShoulderCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 10/17/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 17, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Alarm raised over infant anesthesia exposure
Multiple exposures to general anesthesia before the age of 2 years may harm children’s cognitive development, research suggests.
Source: MedWire News - Anesthesiology - October 14, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

SonoSite’s BioZ Cardio Profile System for Non-Invasive Monitoring of Stroke Volume
SonoSite, a firm better known for its portable ultrasounds, has released an impedance cardiography (ICG) system for non-invasive monitoring of hemodynamics. The system, promoted for use by anesthesiologists, but that can also be used in the ER or critical care units, may provide an option over the substantially more invasive pulmonary artery catheterization that’s commonly used to observe a patient’s hemodynamic profile.According to the company, investigators at Duke are currently assessing “the benefits of standardizing hemodynamic monitoring, including the BioZ Cardio Profile, for surgical procedures in...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - October 14, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Source Type: news

Man Has Double Hand Transplant
Richard Mangino, 65, of Revere, MA, USA, had a twelve-hour bilateral (double) hand transplant procedure performed on him by a team of over 40 health care professionals, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, residents, radiologists, nurses, and physician assistants. In 2002 Mangino had contracted sepsis and had to have both his arms (below the elbow) and legs (below the knee) amputated. Sepsis also known as blood stream infection is the presence of bacteria (or other pathogens) or their toxins in the blood (septicemia), or in other tissue...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 14, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Transplants / Organ Donations Source Type: news

Researchers Block Morphine's Itchy Side Effect
Itching is one of the most prevalent side effects of powerful, pain-killing drugs like morphine, oxycodone and other opioids. The opiate-associated itch is so common that even women who get epidurals for labor pain often complain of itching. For many years, scientists have scratched their own heads about why drugs that so effectively suppress pain also induce itch. Now in mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can control opioid-induced itching without interfering with a drug's ability to relieve pain...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 14, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news

1 in 4 With Psoriasis May Have Undiagnosed Arthritis
Title: 1 in 4 With Psoriasis May Have Undiagnosed ArthritisCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/13/2011 4:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/14/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 14, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Childhood Anesthesia Exposure from Multiple Surgeries May Cause Later Disability
Every year millions of babies and toddlers receive general anesthesia for procedures ranging from hernia repair to ear surgery.
Source: Disabled World - October 13, 2011 Category: Disability Tags: Surgery and Operations Source Type: news

Comas Don't Count as Sleep
I was rapidly scanning BBC News when I shouted "No" at the monitor and gasped before recognizing why. Michael Jackson was so young. How could he die? We're now finding out. And hopefully the public will learn that anesthesia is not sleep, and cannot substitute for the necessary regeneration it provides. Primary Topic: Sleep read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - October 13, 2011 Category: Addiction Authors: Matthew J. Edlund, M.D. Tags: Addiction Sleep amnesia anesthesia anesthetics anesthetist BBC benzodiazepines brain and body colonoscopies coma conrad murray consciousness doi ephedrine information flow information processing information received from Source Type: news

McGRATH MAC Video Laryngoscope to be Distributed by Covidien
Thanks to a distribution agreement with Covidien, Aircraft Medical will be making its McGRATH MAC video laryngoscope available to clinicians in much of the world. Announced a year ago, this is a budget video laryngoscope intended for potentially difficult intubations. As the video below demonstrates, it’s a straightforward tool that’s used pretty much like a regular laryngoscope.A more robust model from AirMedical, the McGRATH Series 5, features a couple extra features, such as variable blade length that can be adjusted to the patient anatomy.Read More
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - October 13, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Military Medicine Source Type: news

Navigator DS Ultrasound Guided Drug Delivery System FDA OK’d
Carticept Medical based outside of Atlanta, GA won FDA 510(k) clearance for the Navigator Delivery System (Navigator DS) that provides ultrasound guidance when delivering corticosteroids and anesthetic agents to painful joints.The system accepts up to three vials of different medications and avoids the step of manually loading a syringe straight from the vial.Read More
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - October 13, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Anesthesiology Orthopedic Surgery Pain Source Type: news

Neurological and autoimmune disorders after vaccination against pandemic influenza A (H1N1) with a monovalent adjuvanted vaccine: population based cohort study
Source: BMJ Area: News The risk of neurological and autoimmune disorders of special interest in people vaccinated against pandemic influenza A (H1N1) with Pandemrix were compared with unvaccinated people over 8-10 months in a retrospective cohort study in Sweden. The study involved all people registered in Stockholm county on 1 October 2009, of whom 1,024,019 were vaccinated against H1N1 and 921,005 were unvaccinated. The main outcome measures were neurological and autoimmune diagnoses according to the European Medicines Agency strategy for monitoring of adverse events of special interest defined using ICD-10 c...
Source: NeLM - News - October 13, 2011 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Surgical Fires: How They Start and How to Prevent ThemSurgical Fires: How They Start and How to Prevent Them
In this FDA peer-to-peer video Drs. Stephanie Josephs and Kenneth Silverstein discuss his experience with surgical fires, which led to important and innovative improvements in preventive systems. FDA on Medscape
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 12, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Expert Interview Source Type: news

Product Liability Lunacy: Doctors' Blatant Misuse of Anesthetic Exposes Companies to Billions in Damages
"It only took two atomic bombs to force the Japanese to surrender."
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 12, 2011 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Glenn G. Lammi Source Type: news

Prevention of Unintended Intraoperative AwarenessPrevention of Unintended Intraoperative Awareness
Commentary on a study about whether EEG-derived BIS is superior to standard monitoring of ETAC for the prevention of unintended intraoperative awareness, published August 2011 in NEJM Medscape General Surgery
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 12, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Viewpoint Source Type: news

Video: Coroner: Jackson didn't self-administer fatal dose
In the ongoing involuntary manslaughter case against Dr. Conrad Murray, the medical examiner who performed the autopsy on singer Michael Jackson testified that it was highly unlikely that the pop star self-administered the fatal dose of the powerful anesthetic Propofol. CBS News' Kendis Gibson reports from Los Angeles.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - October 11, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Medical Trauma: When A Procedure Goes Wrong
A little-known type of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) arises as an aftereffect of a traumatic surgery or medical procedure. Imagine waking up from anesthesia during a surgical procedure, becoming fully aware of what is happening, perhaps being able to feel the sensations of surgical tools cutting into your body or pulling at your organs, yet not being lucid enough to react, speak, m Primary Topic: Stress read more
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 11, 2011 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr. Susanne Babbel, Ph.D., MFT Tags: Anxiety Health Resilience Stress acute episode aftereffect anxiety disorders bipolar disorder emergency surgery horror story medical incidents medical situations medical trauma minor surgery personality disorders post traumat Source Type: news

Mobisante MobiUS SP1 Smartphone-Based Ultrasound System Makes Its Commercial Debut
Mobisante‘s smartphone-based MobiUS SP1 ultrasound is finally making its commercial debut. The USB ultrasound probe with the corresponding smartphone app already received FDA clearance last February, but it took the company quite a bit more time than expected to get its quality systems and a number of other FDA mandated controls in order.Sadly, the MobiUS needs USB 2.0, and only works on the already two year-old Windows Mobile 6.5-based Toshiba TG01 smartphone, leaving iPhones and Android devices in the dark. Mobisante is looking into a tablet-based solution to move the product forward. The MobiUS can use the phone&#...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - October 11, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Wouter Stomp Tags: Anesthesiology Critical Care Diagnostics Emergency Medicine Radiology Source Type: news

Can Supplements Increase a Woman's Risk of Dying?
Title: Can Supplements Increase a Woman's Risk of Dying?Category: Health NewsCreated: 10/11/2011 11:01:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/11/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 11, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

KRN5500 Demonstrated Significant Decrease In The Intensity Of Neuropathic Pain In Patients With Cancer
DARA BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:DARA) announced the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, an internationally respected, peer-reviewed journal, has published results of a Phase II safety and efficacy study of KRN5500 for the treatment of neuropathic pain in patients with cancer. The study showed KRN5500 demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in the relief of neuropathic pain versus placebo. The Phase II trial was designed as a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, dose escalation study. Refractory neuropathic pain of any etiology was acceptable for study entry...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 11, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news

Number of U.S. Kids Injured on Halloween Is Scary
Title: Number of U.S. Kids Injured on Halloween Is ScaryCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/9/2011 10:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/10/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 10, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news

Pain From Chemotherapy Drugs Could Be Eased By Component In Marijuana
A chemical component of the marijuana plant could prevent the onset of pain associated with drugs used in chemotherapy, particularly in breast cancer patients, according to researchers at Temple University's School of Pharmacy. The researchers published their findings, "Cannabidiol Prevents the Development of Cold and Mechanical Allodynia in Paclitaxel-Treated Female C57Bl6 Mice," in the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 10, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news

Siemens RAPIDPoint 500 for Point of Care Blood Gas Analysis
Siemens has released new RAPIDPoint 500 Blood Gas System for whole blood testing at the point of care with laboratory quality results.Within 60 seconds, the device measures pH, blood gases, electrolytes, glucose, lactate and provides full CO-oximetry, including neonatal total bilirubin and total hemoglobin.Read More
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - October 5, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Pathology Source Type: news