The word "surgery" often leads to a discussion about other things, including the type of anesthesia that will be used during a procedure. The truth is, there are many different types of anesthesia ...

In patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair, local or regional anesthesia may confer benefits in terms of procedure time, ICU admission and postoperative hospital stay, according to new ...

For patients undergoing a minimally invasive treatment for liver cancer, the risk of recurrent cancer appears lower with general anesthesia compared to regional (epidural) anesthesia, according to a ...

A new study found patients receiving undergoing a total hip or knee replacement incurred a higher incidence of surgical site infections when they received general anesthesia for the procedure over the ...

Fifty percent of home residents with a hip fracture die or are unable to walk by themselves after six months of suffering from the injury. According to the new study, hip fracture surgery patients who ...

Former President George W. Bush, 68, recently had knee surgery. As an anesthesiologist, I am a doctor that specializes in putting patients to sleep for surgical procedures. Naturally, I was curious as ...

Q: My wife is having surgery next week and the anesthesiologist recommended a regional block instead of general anesthesia. Is this the right way to go? A: Anesthesia is a technique used to prevent ...

In vitro studies demonstrated a reduced incidence of apoptosis in patients administered inhaled anesthetics compared with those administered propofol during surgery. New research findings by ...

Healthcare is five years into performing awake spine surgery, and he says its future includes increasingly complex cases and a greater range of patients. Dr. Yanamadala shared the biggest ...

General anesthesia appears to be safe for both mother and baby during a C-section, researchers recently reported in the ...