Face-to-face seated positioning made cataract surgery feasible for patients who were unable to lie flat or face the ceiling, a study found. The technique is suitable for many patients with orthopedic, ...

A study presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Airway Management, warns anesthesiologists of using supraglottic airways in patients in a prone position, Anesthesiology News reports. Thomas ...

Positioning patients with large vessel ischemic (clot-caused) stroke with their heads flat (0-degrees) before surgery to remove the blood clot resulted in significant improvements in neurological ...

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 ...

A modified OCT-based positioning regimen based on risk factors may be used to obtain complete, persistent closure of macular holes or to determine the duration of postoperative positioning, according ...

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 ...