Anesthesiology News Alerts

• Alert Does the ACA Coerce States to Expand Medicaid? Attorneys for the Obama administration and ACA opponents begin with a discussion of Medicaid financing and end with appeals to liberty and its blessing.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2012
• Alert Can the ACA Stand Without the Mandate? The court today heard 3 different arguments on what should happen to the ACA if the justices declare the law's individual mandate to be unconstitutional.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2012
• Alert Individual Mandate on Trial: Supreme Court Hearing, Day 2 The justices today probed the pro and con arguments on whether the ACA requirement for individuals to obtain insurance coverage or else pay a penalty lies within the Constitutional power of Congress.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2012
• Alert First Day of Oral Arguments on ACA: Is the Penalty a Tax? The high court must decide whether a ruling on the ACA's individual mandate must wait until the IRS begins to assess the penalty -- or is it a tax? -- for noncompliance in 2015.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2012
• Alert Fatalities Prompt Recall of Staple Cartridge The recall follows reports of 3 deaths and 13 serious injuries linked to the product's use in the thoracic cavity. It does not apply to the same cartridges when used in other types of endoscopic surgery.
  News Alerts, January 2012
• Alert New Guidance on Recalls of Polymyxin B, Vecuronium The FDA has issued updated guidance on recalls involving some Bedford Laboratories injection drugs that were first announced on August 2, 2011, after the discovery of glass particles in some vials.
  News Alerts, January 2012
• Alert FDA Issues Class I Recall for AVEA Ventilators The FDA today issued a class I recall for CareFusion AVEA ventilators, citing a malfunction that could potentially cause serious adverse events or death.
  News Alerts, December 2011
• Alert FDA Recalls Mizuho Surgical Tables A class I recall has been issued on Mizuho surgical tables because of reports of patient injury.
  Medscape Medical News, November 2011
• Alert FDA Updates Warnings on Methylene Blue, Linezolid, and Serotonergics The agency now says that combining methylene blue or linezolid with SSRIs and SNRIs can trigger serotonin syndrome, but this risk may not apply to other serotonergic agents.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2011
• Alert Ondansetron Linked to Arrhythmias, FDA Warns The FDA is revising the drug’s label to warn that patients with congenital long QT syndrome may run the risk for torsades de pointes.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2011
• Alert FDA Issues Class I Recall of Condenser Humidification Device The FDA has issued a class I recall of GE’s Healthcare Vital Signs Hygroscopic Condenser Passive Humidification Device because of a potential occlusion of airflow.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2011
• Alert Class I Recall of GEM Premier 4000 PAK Cartridges Inaccurate potassium readings have been reported from certain GEM Premier 4000 PAK cartridges manufactured by Instrumentation Laboratory Company.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2011
• Alert FDA: Continuing Safety Concerns With Transvaginal Mesh The FDA has issued a white paper and a second warning about transvaginal placement of surgical mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse, saying other options may expose women to less risk.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2011
• Alert Medtronic Warns of Battery Issue in Some Drug Pumps Medtronic Inc on Friday said it sent a letter to healthcare professionals warning them about the potential for reduced battery performance in a small percentage of its SynchroMed II Implantable Drug Infusion Pumps.
  Reuters Health Information, July 2011
• Alert Drug Product Recall Due to Possible Penicillin Contamination Concerns over potential cross-contamination of nonpenicillin drug products with penicillin have resulted in a nationwide recall of multiple repackaged products.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2011
• Alert FDA Warns About Hand Sanitizer Anti-MRSA Claims The FDA has warned companies making unproven claims that their antiseptic products can prevent infections by MRSA and other bacteria and viruses.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2011
• Alert American Regent Recalls 2 Lots of Sodium Chloride Injection Two lots of concentrated sodium chloride Injection are being voluntarily recalled because of particulate matter.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2011
• Alert Class I Recall of XenMatrix Surgical Grafts The FDA has announced a class I recall for XenMatrix surgical grafts because of potentially elevated endotoxin levels.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2011
• Alert FDA Recalls Central Venous Catheter Trays The FDA has recalled various types of Cook, Inc, central venous catheter trays because of leaks in the plunger luer.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2011
• Alert FDA Recalls Certain B. Braun Safety Infusion Systems The FDA has issued a class I recall for units of the B. Braun Outlook 400ES Safety Infusion System because a software update may cause normal operation to stop with no visual warning signal.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2011