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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

Comparison study between pre and postoperative BNP measurements for predicting negative outcomes after CABG surgery

Results from a clinical study presented at the 2009 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Meeting suggest that elevated preoperative levels of the B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) biomarker may predict hospital length of stay and mortality after primary coronary artery bypass graft surgery better than measurements of elevated postoperative BNP levels.

26 Oct 2009

Dexmedetomidine can reduce pain when removing a tube from the airway of critically ill patients

A study presented at this year's American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting demonstrated that the use of the sedative Dexmedetomidine was safe and reduced the amount of time for the extubation process, or the process of removing a tube from the airway of critically ill patients.

26 Oct 2009

Vision loss after non-ocular surgery is rare but potentially devastating

Vision loss after non-ocular surgery is a rare but potentially devastating surgical complication that is usually the result of cortical blindness, ischemic optic neuropathy or retinal vascular occlusion. Due to its rare and unexpected occurrence, the origin of perioperative vision loss (POVL) is poorly understood.

26 Oct 2009

Dextrose solution decreases postoperative nausea and vomiting

A study presented at the 2009 meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists seeks to quell a major patient fear when entering the surgical suite - the occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV).

26 Oct 2009

Sickle cell disease can be treated with resveratrol extract, according to researchers

An extract in red grape skin may be a new treatment for sickle cell disease, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

23 Oct 2009

Lake Health opens TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township

Lake Health, formerly Lake Hospital System, today is celebrating the grand opening of its $155 million TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township. A state-of-the-art digital hospital, TriPoint Medical Center is redefining the health care experience for patients, families and the community.

22 Oct 2009

OR Benchmarks Collaborative names the 2009 Top Performers

Faced with today’s unrelenting financial demands and quality of care challenges, leading hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers are turning to comparative healthcare benchmarks to help them improve operating room (OR) performance. Six of these trailblazers have been recognized by one such service, the OR Benchmarks® Collaborative (ORBC), as 2009 Top Performers that have used ORBC data to achieve significant results.

21 Oct 2009

25 hospitals implement Picis' anesthesia information management systems

Strengthening its market leadership in anesthesia information management systems (AIMS), Picis today announced that 25 hospitals have selected Picis Anesthesia Manager this year, including Virtua, the largest hospital system in New Jersey, Sutter Health, Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center and 10 Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals.

21 Oct 2009

Merge Healthcare to launch new anesthesia information management solutions at ASA 2009 Annual Meeting

As increased regulatory compliance and pay-for-performance models are leading to higher requirements for electronic data collection and professional fee billing of surgery-related procedures, Merge Healthcare, has responded with new anesthesia information management solutions (AIMS), which will be on display at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2009 Annual Meeting.

19 Oct 2009

New anesthesia information management system from iMDsoft

iMDsoft®, a global leader in clinical information systems for perioperative, critical and acute care, unveiled MVexpressTM, a complete anesthesia information management system designed for rapid deployment.

15 Oct 2009

UC Irvine implements automated perioperative solution from Surgical Information Systems

University of California, Irvine Medical Center has used an automated perioperative solution from Surgical Information Systems (SIS) to increase operating room efficiencies, improving quality assurance, enhancing billing revenue and improving compliance.

14 Oct 2009

Endovascular procedure for abdominal aortic aneurysm may reduce mortality rate

Patients who received the less-invasive endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm had a lower risk of death in the first 30 days after the procedure compared to patients who an open repair, but both procedures had similar rates of death after two years, according to a study in the October 14 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on surgical care.

14 Oct 2009

Z-Medica launches QuikClot Trauma Pad

Z-Medica Corporation, a medical device company developing innovative hemostatic agents, today announced the availability of the QuikClot® Trauma Pad™ hemostatic dressing, on display at booth #1721 at the American College of Surgeons 95th Annual Clinical Congress. The new QuikClot Trauma Pad’s 12 x 12 inch size makes it well-suited to control bleeding from large traumatic wounds.

From Medica Corporation 12 Oct 2009

LiveData awarded a SBIR grant for integrating medical technologies

LiveData, Inc., a leader in real-time data integration and display, has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant from the U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC). LiveData will use the $730,000 grant to develop an integrated clinical environment with CIMIT’s Medical Device Plug-and-Play (MD PnP) team.

7 Oct 2009

Perioperative News and Research

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

Comparison study between pre and postoperative BNP measurements for predicting negative outcomes after CABG surgery

Dexmedetomidine can reduce pain when removing a tube from the airway of critically ill patients

Vision loss after non-ocular surgery is rare but potentially devastating

Dextrose solution decreases postoperative nausea and vomiting

Sickle cell disease can be treated with resveratrol extract, according to researchers

Lake Health opens TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township

OR Benchmarks Collaborative names the 2009 Top Performers

25 hospitals implement Picis' anesthesia information management systems

Merge Healthcare to launch new anesthesia information management solutions at ASA 2009 Annual Meeting

New anesthesia information management system from iMDsoft

UC Irvine implements automated perioperative solution from Surgical Information Systems

Endovascular procedure for abdominal aortic aneurysm may reduce mortality rate

Z-Medica launches QuikClot Trauma Pad

LiveData awarded a SBIR grant for integrating medical technologies

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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