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May 16, 2012

Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Recall

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Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Recall

April 18, 2012

Morphine Sulfate Injection USP, 4 mg/mL (C-II), 1 mL fill in 2.5 mL Carpuject by Hospira, Inc: Recall - May Contain More Than Intended Fill Volume

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Customer report of two Carpujects syringes containing more than the 1 mL labeled fill volume. Opioid pain medications such as morphine have life-threatening consequences if overdosed. Those consequences can include respiratory depression (slowed breathing or suspension of breathing), and low blood pressure.

March 05, 2012

Cardiac Science Powerheart, CardioVive, CardioLife; GE Responder and Responder Pro; and Nihon-Kohden Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs): Class I Recall - Defective Component

Summary: FDA notified healthcare professionals and medical care organizations of the Class 1 recall of the listed AEDs which contain a component that may fail unexpectedly due to a defect. If the component were to fail during a rescue attempt, the AED may not deliver defibrillation therapy, causing serious adverse health consequences, including death. The unit’s self test may not detect the failure or impending failure of the component.

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The FDA announced a new Surgical Fire Safety Initiative.  ASA Member, Charles E. Cowles, M.D. was profiled on the Today Show talking about OR fire safety.  Read more about about the FDA's initiative on OR fire safety.

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Need Anesthesiology Providers? Consider Anesthesiologist Assistants

ASA Alternate Director (WI) James R. Mesrobian, M.D. authors a KevinMD.com guest column on the recent passage of a bill to license Anesthesiologist Assistants.

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Who Should Be Allowed to Administer Anesthesia?

ASA members Randall M. Clark, M.D. and Kenneth Y. Pauker, M.D. provide anesthesiologist perspective on the opt-out challenges in Colorado and California in the New York Times.

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Deaths from Anesthesia Drug Shortage

ASA President Jerry A. Cohen, M.D. speaks exclusively with ABC News about the findings from the second ASA Drug Shortages Survey.

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Greening the Operating Room

ASA members of the Task Force on Environmental Sustainability T. Kate Huncke, M.D. and Susan M. Ryan, M.D., Ph.D. write about the importance of anesthesiologists promoting environmentally-positive practices in a KevinMD.com guest column.

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Voice Throat Problems Common After Anesthesia

ASA Chair of the Committee on Communications John F. Dombrowski, M.D. discusses the side effects of general anesthesia on the voice or throat after the use of an endotracheal tube or laryngeal mask in Reuters.

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Opioids May Play Role in Cancer Growth

ABC News highlights research from the April issue of Anesthesiology on whether opioids impact cancer growth with ASA members Andrey V. Bortsov, M.D., Ph.D., Jonathan Moss, M.D., Ph.D., Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Eugene R. Viscusi, M.D.

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 Haiti Relief 

Visit ASA's Global Health Outreach webpage on Hiait Relief.

We are proud of our members' work in Haiti. Here are some of the articles we are seeing that highlight ASA members' work. Please remember to send us articles as they appear. view details »

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About ASA: The American Society of Anesthesiologists is an educational, research and scientific association of physicians organized to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology and improve the care of the patient. Since its founding in 1905, the Society's achievements have made it an important voice in American Medicine and the foremost advocate for all patients who require anesthesia or relief from pain.