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SAC named alpha site for AQI's first national anesthesia data registry

Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants (SAC) has become an alpha site for the first national anesthesia data registry developed by the Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI).

12 Jan 2010

Bay Area Health District purchases ForSite2020 periOperative Resource Management System

Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc. (Unibased) today announced that Bay Area Health District (dba Bay Area Hospital) of Coos Bay, Oregon has purchased the ForSite2020® periOperative Resource Management System (ORMS). Unibased was selected as a result of competition with several surgery management system vendors.

5 Jan 2010

Beta blockers may increase risk of anemia-induced adverse cardiovascular events

Routinely used to treat patients for heart attack or high blood pressure, beta blockers are known for their role in helping to protect the heart. A new study in the January issue of the journal Anesthesiology looks at the effects of beta blockers on surgical outcomes, revealing that the cardioprotective effects of the medication could be compromised by acute surgical anemia.

23 Dec 2009

Aviation-based training can improve patient safety

Team training based on protocols originally developed for aviation crews may change safety-related behaviors and contribute to perceptions of empowerment among nurses and other surgical staff, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

22 Dec 2009

Abdominal surgery may increase risk of complications and death in older patients

The risk of complications and early death after commonly performed abdominal surgical procedures appears to be higher among older adults, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

22 Dec 2009

Ascent Healthcare Solutions introduces CE credit programs for sustainable healthcare solutions

Ascent Healthcare Solutions, a leader in delivering healthcare resource sustainability, today launched an online educational portal on its Web site offering complimentary accredited Continuing Education (CE) programs. The first available programs are designed to teach simple, impactful practices for increasing sustainability in the operating room and EP lab

22 Dec 2009

EMSC acquires U.S. anesthesiology service providers

Emergency Medical Services Corporation (the “Company”) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Pinnacle Consultants Mid Atlantic and the management services company of Pinnacle Anesthesia Consultants, P.A. (the “MSO”).

21 Dec 2009

Comprehensive SIS Solution implemented at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO recently went live with a perioperative solution from Surgical Information Systems (SIS), following a customized implementation that optimized the system according to the hospital's unique workflows.

16 Dec 2009

Mobile Aspects' technologies to be incorporated in NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Mobile Aspects announced today that the Department of Perioperative Services at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center will broaden their use of Mobile Aspects technologies to incorporate additional solutions for tissue tracking and endoscope tracking.

10 Dec 2009

GE Centricity Perioperative Anesthesia recognized as top anesthesia information management solution

GE’s Centricity Perioperative Anesthesia has been recognized as the top anesthesia information management solution in a special report from KLAS, an industry analyst firm (www.KLASresearch.com).

4 Dec 2009

SCIP amends perioperative temperature management guidelines by including Hotdog patient warming technology

The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) recently amended its guidelines for perioperative temperature management by changing the definition of active warming to include HotDog® patient warming.

2 Dec 2009

New initiative launched to take care of patients with sickle cell disease

The Medical College of Georgia is leading an initiative that could result in a paradigm shift in the care of patients with sickle cell disease.

23 Nov 2009

Opiate-based painkillers can increase tumor-cell proliferation, says new study

Although morphine has been the gold-standard treatment for postoperative and chronic cancer pain for two centuries, a growing body of evidence is showing that opiate-based painkillers can stimulate the growth and spread of cancer cells.

19 Nov 2009

Thomas Memorial Hospital equips itself with the latest technology from Spacelabs Healthcare

Thomas Memorial Hospital has completed the purchase to equip its critical care, perioperative, telemetry and outpatient surgery areas with the latest technology from Spacelabs Healthcare, a leader in patient monitoring and other healthcare products and services for over 50 years.

18 Nov 2009

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian to implement complete SIS Solution at Hoag Hospital Irvine

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, CA has expanded its partnership with Surgical Information Systems (SIS) by adding anesthesia, business intelligence and tissue management capabilities to its existing system, and by extending the SIS Solution to Hoag Hospital Irvine, which is scheduled to open in 2010.

11 Nov 2009

EMSC to acquire Pinnacle Anesthesia Consultants and Pinnacle Consultants Mid Atlantic

Emergency Medical Services Corporation today announced that it has significantly expanded its anesthesiology services via definitive agreements to acquire Pinnacle Consultants Mid Atlantic and the management services company of Pinnacle Anesthesia Consultants, P.A. (the “MSO”).

9 Nov 2009

Covidien contraindicates use of its Optimark gadoversetamide injection

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that it will voluntarily contraindicate the use of its Optimark™ gadoversetamide injection, a gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA), in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures involving patients with severe renal impairment.

9 Nov 2009

Perioperative oral dietary supplements before elective surgery offers no functional benefit

Blood glucose levels in a lot of patients fed normal liquid food (NLF) and a high calorie diet (HCD) were high. There was no significant difference in the blood prealbumin levels. There was a significant increase in the blood cortisol levels in some patients. The stress of surgery may be tolerated by children by feeding up to 2 h before elective surgery.

29 Oct 2009

Premier healthcare alliance offers new program to help physicians provide quality care

The Premier healthcare alliance is offering a new program to bridge the gap between clinical and business processes by helping hospitals and health systems improve quality and outcomes, control costs and increase profitability.

29 Oct 2009

iMDsoft and Codonics launch an anesthesia solution with a syringe labeling system

iMDsoft®, a global leader in clinical information systems for perioperative, critical, and acute care, and Codonics of Middleburg Heights, OH, a leading provider of image distribution solutions for the medical industry, have announced an agreement that will complement iMDsoft’s anesthesia solution with an innovative syringe labeling system. The system will be fully integrated with the MetaVision® Anesthesia Information Management System (AIMS).

28 Oct 2009

Perioperative News and Research

SAC named alpha site for AQI's first national anesthesia data registry

Bay Area Health District purchases ForSite2020 periOperative Resource Management System

Beta blockers may increase risk of anemia-induced adverse cardiovascular events

Aviation-based training can improve patient safety

Abdominal surgery may increase risk of complications and death in older patients

Ascent Healthcare Solutions introduces CE credit programs for sustainable healthcare solutions

EMSC acquires U.S. anesthesiology service providers

Comprehensive SIS Solution implemented at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Mobile Aspects' technologies to be incorporated in NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

GE Centricity Perioperative Anesthesia recognized as top anesthesia information management solution

SCIP amends perioperative temperature management guidelines by including Hotdog patient warming technology

New initiative launched to take care of patients with sickle cell disease

Opiate-based painkillers can increase tumor-cell proliferation, says new study

Thomas Memorial Hospital equips itself with the latest technology from Spacelabs Healthcare

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian to implement complete SIS Solution at Hoag Hospital Irvine

EMSC to acquire Pinnacle Anesthesia Consultants and Pinnacle Consultants Mid Atlantic

Covidien contraindicates use of its Optimark gadoversetamide injection

Perioperative oral dietary supplements before elective surgery offers no functional benefit

Premier healthcare alliance offers new program to help physicians provide quality care

iMDsoft and Codonics launch an anesthesia solution with a syringe labeling system

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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