Newswise — SAN FRANCISCO — Although people with opioid use disorder (OUD)…
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Black and Hispanic patients much more likely to die after surgery than white patients
Newswise — SAN FRANCISCO — About 12,000 Black and Hispanic patients…
Anesthesiologist-led blood management programs save hospitals significant amounts of blood and reduce costs with same or better patient outcomes
Newswise — SAN FRANCISCO — Blood management programs that reduced or…
AI Pain Recognition System Could Help Detect Patients’ Pain Before, During and After Surgery
Newswise — SAN FRANCISCO — An automated pain recognition system using artificial…
More Patients Go Home Instead of to Long-Term-Care Facility When Sedation for Common Procedures Is Administered or Directed by Anesthesiologist
Newswise — SAN FRANCISCO — Patients who had common procedures performed outside…
American Society of Anesthesiologists honors Stanley W. Stead, M.D., MBA, FASA, with its Distinguished Service Award
Newswise — SAN FRANCISCO — The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today…
Anesthesiologists Denounce Another Year of Medicare Payment Cuts, Urge Immediate Reforms
Newswise — The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) condemned yet another year…
Anesthesiologists, including one who lost both sons to opioid overdose, crusade for over-the-counter naloxone access
Newswise — Physician anesthesiologist Bonnie Milas, M.D., experienced firsthand the power of…
Incorrectly recorded anesthesia start times cost medical centers and anesthesia practices significant revenue
Newswise — ORLANDO, Fla. — Inaccurately recording the start of anesthesia care…
Additional anesthesiology residency positions may help hospitals save costs, address projected workforce shortages of anesthesia care professionals
Newswise — ORLANDO, Fla. — Expanding anesthesiology residency programs — even in…
Reducing anesthetics during surgery decreases greenhouse gases without affecting patient care, study shows
Newswise — ORLANDO, Fla. — Anesthesiologists can play a role in reducing…
Green eyeglasses reduce pain-related anxiety in fibromyalgia patients, study shows
Newswise — NEW ORLEANS — Wearing special green eyeglasses for several hours…
Cannabis use increases pain after surgery, study shows
Newswise — NEW ORLEANS — Adults who use cannabis have more pain…
Systemic racism plays role in much higher maternal mortality rate among Black women
Newswise — NEW ORLEANS — Black women have a 53% increased risk…
Opioid prescribing after surgery remains the same for seniors, but doses are lower, study shows
Newswise — NEW ORLEANS — Although there has been no decrease in…
Regular use of common cholesterol-lowering drug linked to reduction of COVID-19 severity, risk of death
NEW ORLEANS — Commonly used cholesterol-lowering statins may reduce the risk of…
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program enables same-day hip and knee replacement surgeries during pandemic
Newswise — NEW ORLEANS — Adaptations to a program that helps ensure…
Opioid abuse decreases during pandemic, yet higher rates persist for sexual minorities
Newswise — NEW ORLEANS — Although opioid abuse in the U.S. is…