A new study of neural oscillations during varying stages of consciousness shows that anesthesia doesn’t just knock us out—it ...

A recent study found that the use and cost of anesthesia services in gastroenterology procedures is increasing, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report. The study, published in the ...

Age, new comorbidities, inflammation, cognitive reserve, and changes in anxiety levels alter drug effects and recovery.

General anesthesia — the enabler of modern surgery and medical intervention — is one of the great triumphs of the scientific method. Ether, the compound from which almost all modern anesthetics are ...

SAN ANTONIO - The best uses of established local dental anesthetics, as well as the future use of nasal spray and long-acting anesthetics, were the focus of an opening-day session at the ADA 2014 ...

Researchers have figured out how a commonly used general anesthetic drug induces unconsciousness by causing brain activity to become increasingly unstable. The findings could lead to better anesthetic ...

Terrence P. Murphy, MD, a cosmetic surgeon in Denver, is questioning some cosmetic surgeons’ use of “awake surgery,” involving high doses of local anesthesia without sedation, according to a release ...

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health has largely phased out its use of desflurane in anesthesia, according to a July 25 WHRO News report. Desflurane is a greenhouse gas used for anesthesia. It became ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of spinal anesthesia during total hip arthroplasty may reduce postoperative pain scores and oral morphine ...

With the emerging trend of using anesthesia or sedation for lengthy tattoo sessions, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has issued new guidance urging caution to emphasize that these ...