The ASA guidance suggests that patients on GLP-1 drugs should consult their healthcare providers well in advance of any ...

World Anaesthesia Day is celebrated every year on 16 October. On this day, an attempt is made to spread awareness about the important role anaesthesia plays in health services. This day is also ...

Anesthesia and surgery significantly increase the risk for dementia, new research suggests. A large population-based study conducted by investigators at the Neurological Institute in Taipei Veterans ...

Quality of anesthesia provision can affect patient satisfaction, quality outcomes and finances in a surgery center. Richard P. Dutton, MD, executive director of the Anesthesia Quality Institute, ...

CHICAGO — Anesthesia during early childhood surgery poses little risk for intelligence and academics later on, the largest study of its kind suggests. The results were found in research on nearly ...

Dr. H. had a struggling heart and a consequential decision to make. He needed an operation to fix a faulty valve but postponed it, afraid that the surgery and anesthesia would irrevocably damage his ...

Local anaesthetic is widely used in ophthalmic surgery and more recently in vitreoretinal surgery. Akinesia is a useful effect of local anaesthetic blocks, but there are situations where some residual ...

Dodoma. The government has acknowledged a critical shortage of anaesthesia and safe sedation specialists in the country, saying it is taking steps to address the gap.The government said it is ...

In adults over 70, exposure to general anesthesia and surgery is associated with a subtle decline in memory and thinking skills, according to new research. The study analyzed nearly 2,000 people and ...

Most deaths that result from the condition for which the surgery is performed are usually emergencies that already have ...

BANGALORE, India — Cataract surgery can successfully be performed without the use of any anesthetic agents, according to the personal experiences of several practitioners. “I am not advocating that ...

The sudden death of Kalangala Woman MP Hellen Nakimuli on April 19, following a uterine fibroid removal surgery at Alexandra ...