Anesthesia

The American Society of Anesthesiologists held its annual meeting last month in San Diego, CA.  As usual Havel’s® Inc. attended the show and came away with a long list of potential new customers interested in our many echogenic needles. Originally we were concerned over the changes made to the show’s schedule, moving from a traditional [...]

Havel’s Incorporated, the Cincinnati-based market leader in echogenic needles, has announced the release of a new echogenic ultrasound needle which could help reduce radiation exposure. Last month, Havel’s Incorporated released four new echogenic needles using their new, innovative Micro Laser Etching (MLE™) technology, which creates multiple angled surfaces to reflect sound waves back to the [...]

Havel’s Inc. recently exhibited at the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Meeting at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle Washington. The CRNA’s in attendance were very interested in Havel’s Echogenic EchoStim® Insulated and EchoBlock® Non-Insulated needles for ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blocks. Some in the industry are surprised to hear that [...]

According to an article from HealthDay News, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists do not need to be supervised during procedures.  A recent study showed that patients were not at greater risk for complications or death from anesthesia when CRNAs performed the work unsupervised by a anesthesiologist or surgeon.  Read more here:  Certified Nurse Anesthetists Can Safely Go Solo, [...]

AS REPORTED IN OUTPATIENT SURGERY: Study Shows Benefits of Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks Ultrasound guidance improves the accuracy of identifying anesthetic spread when placing peripheral nerve blocks and reduces the incidence of block-related complications, according to new research. Physicians at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, assessed the abilities of 8 anesthesia residents and [...]

A recent article in Outpatient Surgery explains the findings of a study published in the latest issue of the journal Anesthesiology.  In 3,081 patients in Taiwan who underwent total knee or hip replacement surgeries, the likelihood of developing an SSI 30 days after surgery was 2.2 times greater for those who had general anesthesia than for those who had [...]

Havel’s Incorporated Announces the Release of Four New Innovative Ultrasound Needles.  The market leader in echogenic needles for ultrasound guided regional anesthesia releases four new innovative echogenic needles.      CINCINNATI, July 12/Havel’s Incorporated/ – Havel’s Incorporated, the Cincinnati-based market leader in echogenic needles, announces the release of a new line of needles with Micro [...]

Havel’s Inc. recently exhibited at the International Symposium of Ultrasound for Regional Anesthesia (ISURA) in Toronto, Canada.  Havel’s showed their EchoStim® Insulated, EchoBlock® Non-Insulated, and EchoBlock® MSK for Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia and Pain Injections.  Since the symposium focused on the use of ultrasound in regional anesthesia and pain management, Havel’s products were very popular.  [...]

An article published in the March 2010 issue of Pain Medicine News refers to the importance of echogenicity in needles used in ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia. The article claims that a study found that “echogenicity is a key, if understudied, aspect of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia.” Also in the article is the claim that …” Of the most common [...]

Havel’s Inc. recently exhibited at the CRASH Conference, Colorado Review of Anesthesia for SurgiCenter and Hospitals, in Vail, CO.  Havel’s EchoStim® Insulated and EchoBlock® Non-Insulated needles for ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blocks were a huge hit.  Many attendees requested samples, and all were surprised to hear our premium echogenic insulated needles came without a premium [...]