The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) deleted an article from its website this week highlighting research and comments from a doctor who advocates for reducing anesthetic gas in surgery to ...

General anesthesia makes you unconscious and pain-free during surgery, ensuring you don’t feel or remember anything while surgeons perform the procedure safely. General anesthesia is a procedure in ...

Older adults who avoid surgery because they fear general anesthesia will cause thinking declines need not worry, researchers report. A study of more than 1,000 patients who had heart surgery at four ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A young Florida mother has died after undergoing plastic surgery. The 26-year-old mother of two young children had traveled from Hillsborough County to Best U Now cosmetic surgery ...

Pennsylvania hygienists will soon be able to administer local anesthesia in dentists' offices and practice independently from dentists under new regulations, according to the American Dental ...

Increased exposure to general anesthesia during surgical procedures is associated with long-term decline in executive function, selective attention and mental speed, and information processing speed.

Gavin Baker, CRNA, CEO of New Orleans-based Krewe Anesthesia, said that scheduling is one driver of the shortage that ASCs and other facilities can hone in on to relieve some pressure on anesthesia ...

Although sedatives are often administered before surgery, a randomized trial finds that among patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia, receiving the sedative lorazepam before ...