OverviewRaleigh Orthopaedic Surgery Center (ROSC) opened in 2013 as a single-specialty ambulatory surgery center (ASC) affiliated with UNC Rex Healthcare in Raleigh, North Carolina. Both the hospital ...

ASCs have long relied on general anesthesia with “breathing tube” devices, followed by narcotic-based based pain management in surgery patients. The use of opioids, however, has led many facilities to ...

The quality of anesthesia can affect patient satisfaction, quality outcomes and finances in a surgery center. Richard P. Dutton, MD, executive director of the Anesthesia Quality Institute, discusses ...

On a comparative basis, use of the Pressure Right® acupressure device with ondansetron and dexamethasone was more reliable in PONV management effectiveness than the antiemetic drugs alone ...

This is the first prospective observational cost-effectiveness analysis comparing a regimen using propofol with one using an inhaled anesthetic agent for maintenance. We included measurements and cost ...

APONVIE, an aprepitant product, highlighted as the only FDA-approved IV formulation Neurokinin-1 (“NK-1”) antagonist indicated for the prevention of PONV in adults, with a long half-life and quicker ...

Phase 3 Clinical Trial Data Show Efficacy of BARHEMSYS in Treatment of Post-Operative Nausea & Vomiting Cambridge, UK and Indianapolis, US - 14 September 2018: Acacia Pharma Group plc ("Acacia Pharma" ...

Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) has been generally performed under general anesthesia. Laparoscopic appendectomy is rarely performed under regional anesthesia because of pneumoperitoneum-related ...

The cost-effectiveness of propofol anesthesia using target-controlled infusion (TCI) versus a standard regimen using desflurane for anesthesia maintenance was analyzed. This observational study ...

In a peer-reviewed published study, a new medically engineered pressure-technology disposable adhesive device (Pressure Right®) developed by Pressure Point Inc. has clinically proven to enhance the ...