Regional anesthesia may reduce chronic postsurgical pain up to 6 months and mitigate risk for persistent opioid use after elective noncardiac surgery.

Some medicines might need to be taken with a small sip of water, even on the morning of surgery, while others might be temporarily stopped.

Ultimately, the guidance emphasizes shared decision making between "the patient, the prescribing care team, the proceduralist or surgeon, and the anesthesiologist," noted guidance co-author Girish P.

The investigators conducted a randomized controlled trial of 60 patients who underwent monitored anesthesia care sedation for ...

A 2024 Medicus white paper forecasts a shortage of 6,300 anesthesiologists by 2036, and anesthesia provider organizations are speaking out on the impact on the physicians and practitioners they ...

A vet has dramatically saved a family's 17-year-old goldfish after he was struck down by a killer tumor. Vet Emer O’Reilly ...

Previously, CHI St. Joseph’s Health contracted surgeons with other organizations, “but now we employ our own surgeon as well ...

"Watch my husky wake up from anesthesia ," reads layover text in the clip, as the pup gradually becomes more and more alert before trying his best to get up on his legs and finally go home with mom.

At the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting in Chicago, Illinois, Brent Kramer, MD, he talked with the Eye Care ...

As Samantha Hodge-Williams waited on the operating table for emergency surgery, she felt alone and scared. Then the ...

In contrast, the number of anesthesiologists grew by only 6% during the same period. “Anesthesiology is like a foundational platform, supporting general surgery, orthopedics, and other departments,” ...

Anesthesia is a complex mixture of medications that lessen pain during procedures. Different types affect the body in ...