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Study: Anesthesia Awareness May Trigger Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Nearly two-thirds of patients who experienced intraoperative awareness suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder 5 years after their surgeries, a...

Trained Providers Lower Propofol Risks

The airway complication risks associated with the use of propofol during advanced endoscopic procedures are lower when trained professionals deliver...

Wrong-Site Errors Plague Nerve Blocks, Too

A study examining the frequency and causes of wrong-site injections in pain management procedures recommends strict use of the Universal Protocol in...

Archive > January, 2006 Vol. VII, No. 1
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Nation's largest insurer won't pay for anesthesia on routine colonoscopies

Paying for General Anesthesia
Nation's Largest Insurer Won't Pay for Anesthesia Providers in Routine Colonoscopies
WellPoint, the nation's largest healthcare insurer, will no longer pay for the costs of an anesthesiologist in conjunction with endoscopies, a move the American College of Gastroenterology says would block physicians from administering general anesthetics such as propofol to patients undergoing the procedures.

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