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Sedation

Sedative Maker Complains About Drug Being Used in Executions

The makers of a sedative used for surgery have stepped forward to denounce that the sedative is being used to execute inmates in Oklahoma, and that there are plans to do the same in Ohio, according to the Associated Press. ...More
January 28, 2011
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
Insurer Discourages Full Anesthesia for Colonoscopy

Hawaii's largest health insurance company, Hawaii Medical Services Association, is discouraging patients from getting full anesthesia for colonoscopy, favoring conscious sedation instead. ...More
October 8, 2010
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
Improved Tolerance for Water Method During Unsedated Colonoscopy

The October issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), features the results of two randomized controlled trials of unsedated colonoscopy comparing water infusion ...More
September 30, 2010
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
Anxiety About Anesthesia May Cause Patients to Postpone Procedures

PARK RIDGE, Ill.—Lack of understanding and apprehension about anesthesia may lead as many as one in four patients to postpone surgery according to the Vital Health Report, a quarterly health survey of Americans released today by the American Society of Anesthesiologists ...More
August 3, 2010
Posted in News, Procedures
Anesthesia Misuse Could Transmit Hepatitis

Intravenous (IV) administration of anesthesia can lead to transmission of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. In this study, doctors ...More
July 22, 2010
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
Baxter Introduces Fentanyl With Distinct Label

DEERFIELD, Ill.—Baxter International Inc. recently announced the U.S. launch of Fentanyl Citrate Injection, USP CII (50 mcg/mL, 2 ml vial) with new distinctive labeling designed to help reduce medication selection errors with other drugs. ...More
July 13, 2010
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
Teva Will Stop Manufacturing Propofol

Teva Pharmaceuticals announced today that it will stop manufacturing the anesthetic propofol. This follows a multimillion-dollar decision in an endoscopy lawsuit regarding single-use vials of propofol. ...More
June 1, 2010
Posted in News, Procedures
Drugmakers Found Liable in Endoscopy Hepatitis Case

In the first civil trial regarding a hepatitis C outbreak in a cluster of southern Nevada endoscopy centers, a Las Vegas jury yesterday found two companies that make and distribute propofol liable for not labeling the propofol vials with adequate warnings. ...More
May 6, 2010
Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures
Recall of Teva Propofol Leads to FDA Warning, Supply Shortage

Last year's bacterial contamination in batches of Teva Pharmaceuticals’ generic version of propofol occurred because of inadequate quality control measures, according to federal inspectors, as reported in an article from AboutLawsuits.com. ...More
April 28, 2010
Posted in News, Procedures
Preventing Splenic Rupture

Apparently, this healthy 69-year-old woman had complained of shoulder pain upon retiring that evening and was found dead in bed by her husband the following morning. The cause of death was determined to be a ruptured spleen. ...More
March 30, 2010
Posted in Articles, Procedures