Despite the growth in use of procedural suites outside of the operating room, non-OR anesthesia (NORA) care remains a troubling concern for patient safety, experts say. Non-OR procedure suites -- such ...

CHICAGO – The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), a related organization of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), released a statement on the criminalization of medical errors with ...

Former surgical leaders allege in a whistleblower lawsuit that a neurosurgeon fell asleep during surgery at an Illinois ...

SAN ANTONIO — Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon help anesthesiologists keep children safer in the operating room and improve their recovery with better pain management, suggests a systematic ...

With the emerging trend of using anesthesia or sedation for lengthy tattoo sessions, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has issued new guidance urging caution to emphasize that these ...

Seeking to reduce the incidence of critical events in high-risk patients, the NAPA Anesthesia Patient Safety Institute (NAPSI)—NAPA’s certified Patient Safety Organization (PSO)—conducted a systemwide ...

Following a public outcry, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield announced December 5 it had walked back plans that would have put time limits on health insurance payments for anesthesia care in certain ...

1. Develop a difficult airway cart. Thomas Wherry, MD, medical director for Total Anesthesia Solutions and medical director for Health Inventures, says an ambulatory surgery center’s first priority in ...

OGEMAW COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- MyMichigan Health in West Branch has a new anesthesia machine for its fourth operating room. MyMichigan Health Foundation granted $67,000 to the medical center for ...

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), a related organization of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), has released a statement on the criminalization of medical errors with a ...