A system that uses an iPad camera and cloud analytics to help anesthesiologists monitor how much blood a patient is losing during surgery has gotten the FDA’s OK for use in the operating room. Mobile health startup Gauss Surgical said today it plans to begin rolling out its Triton Fluid Management System to hospitals next […]
Having a cavity filled could be a lot less unpleasant if St. Renatus LLC succeeds in getting FDA approval of its needle-free dental anesthetic. The Fort Collins, Colo., company recently completed phase 3 clinical trials of an anesthetic administered through the nasal cavity. Now it’s getting its data analysis ready for submission to the FDA […]
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An unlikely candidate is at the center of a capital punishment debate: propofol, the anesthesia many physicians use to put patients under. Why? A shortage on the anesthetic drugs used for lethal injection caused state governments to look elsewhere for sedatives, the Scientific American reports. Propofol, used up to 50 million times a year in US […]
When the Cleveland Clinic determined in 2008 that its anesthesia information management system wasn’t meeting its needs, the Clinic charged leaders within its own walls with creating a better system. The technology that resulted, and another innovative IT system that’s been used alongside it in Clinic operating rooms since 2010, has now been licensed to […]
On-the-move anesthesiologists can capture billing data at the point of care with a new medical mobile app from Nashville,Tennessee health IT startup Medaxion, which has just raised $801K.
Medically proven alternatives to general anesthesia are the wave of the future in the realm of pain management, surgery, and anesthesiology. With promises of fewer side effects, shorter recovery times, and reduced hospital stays, surgery without a general anesthetic is sounding better and better all the time. Chief among these new approaches is nerve block […]
A new report from Relatient, A Data-Driven Guide to Patient Access Succes, highlights how focusing on data accuracy and relevance can enhance the performance of healthcare practices.
An epidural catheter from medical device company Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) has received 51o(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Arrow FlexTip Plus Closed Tip, Multi-Port epidural catheter is an expansion of the company’s Arrow FlexTip Plus catheter, according to a company statement. The FlexTip Plus design is aimed at significantly reducing complications commonly […]