(BPT) – The “silver tsunami” of people 65 and older combined with the uptick in surgeries during the winter months is creating the perfect storm for a sometimes-overlooked issue — postoperative ...
Question: What are the biggest threats to anesthesiologists right now? Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for clarity and length. John Bramhall, MD, PhD. Professor of Clinical ...
Anesthesia workforce shortages aren’t easing, and raising compensation alone isn’t the fix. Across the country, anesthesia leaders say retention hinges less on headline pay and more on culture, ...
The last 20 years might be considered the “golden age” for advances in anesthesiology, culminating in the first nationwide system for the collection of data that includes individual anesthesia ...
The Iowa Society of Anesthesiologists has raised concerns about MercyOne's new partnership with Vituity for anesthesia care. The board worries the change reduces physician oversight and could ...
(Reuters Health) - Young children who had surgery under general anesthesia were no more likely than their siblings who weren't exposed to anesthesia to experience developmental challenges that impair ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infants who are given general anesthesia more than once are twice as likely to have learning disabilities later on than children never exposed to the drugs, a new study ...
Congress’ committees of jurisdiction are currently considering massive changes to the physician payment system, including repealing the sustainable growth rate and creating a stable period of payments ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study hints that young children who are exposed to general anesthesia may be put at significantly increased risk of having behavior problems or language or other ...