Dear Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider, The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and American Academy of Pediatrics have updated their sedation guidelines for the first time in three years. The ...

In November, Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts announced that beginning Jan. 1, it would no longer cover the use of monitored anesthesia for certain gastrointestinal patients undergoing endoscopic, ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I have a minor surgical procedure coming up. Will I have any say in the type of anesthesia the doctor uses? DEAR READER: For some surgical procedures, more than one type of anesthesia ...

Colon cancer is common and it's preventable. Early detection saves lives. Have you been putting your colonoscopy off?

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina is standing by its policy that deep sedation should only be used for procedures when medically necessary, according to a letter from Eugenie Komives, MD, vice ...

A new law in Pennsylvania will require ASCs and hospitals to have a circulating nurse in the OR during procedures using general anesthesia or deep sedation. The "Circulating Nurse Act," which passed ...