Search Tag: anaesthesia
New Dosing Models Increase Safety of Remifentanil
2017 04 Jul
New dosing models have been developed that can provide the scientific basis for more accurate administration of remifentanil, an opioid commonly used during surgery in children and obese patients. The models are described in studies published in Anesthesiology. Currently, the dosing of the drug is based on average-sized adult patients but this can result... Read more
New Anaesthesia Workforce Map
2017 27 May
The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) has officially launched an online resource tool that maps the total number of anaesthesia providers worldwide. Based on this tool, many countries report a total of anaesthesia providers less than 5 per 100,000 population. This highlights the crisis in the surgical and anaesthesia workforce... Read more
ESA Making Anaesthesia Safer with Lifebox
2017 20 Apr
The European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) was one the earliest supporters of Lifebox Foundation, the leading NGO making anaesthesia and surgery safer on a global scale. Since 2012 at Euroanaesthesia in Paris, the commitment of ESA members and membership societies has helped to support thousands of safer surgeries through Lifebox’s equipment and... Read more
Masimo Announces Four-Year Partnership with World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists
2016 29 Sep
Joint Initiative, “Safe Anaesthesia – ASAP,” Is to Improve Anesthesia Care in Low Resource CountriesMasimo (NASDAQ: MASI) has announced at the World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) in Hong Kong that it has become the first Global Impact Partner of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA). The four-year partnership, “Safe Anaesthesia... Read more
Euroanaesthesia 2017
2016 31 May
Euroanaesthesia is Europe’s largest annual event showcasing the latest and the most relevant knowledge with medical experts active in the field of anaesthesia, perioperative medicine, intensive care, emergency medicine and pain treatment.This international event gathers thousands of delegates and exhibitors from over 80 countries. Upwards of 6000 delegates... Read more
Perioperative Respiratory Management of Morbidly Obese Patients
2016 30 May
Obese patients without other major co-morbidities are categorised as class II according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification (https://iii.hm/38j). If additional organ dysfunction is present they are categorised as ASA III. These patients are at increased risk for metabolic, cardiovascular and pulmonary complications.... Read more
An Introduction to Robots in Anaesthesia
2016 30 May
Technological advancement has made robots an integral part of several fields, including medicine. This article provides an overview of the application of robots to anaesthesia, highlighting recent developments. Pharmacological robots are closed-loop systems, able to precisely titrate the dose of anaesthetic drugs to a preset value, concerning hypnosis,... Read more
