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 ...

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

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 ...

When patients contemplate cataract surgery, they are understandably concerned about the potential for pain during the procedure. If we can eliminate or reduce the potential for pain during and after ...

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 ...

Laparoscopic surgery has rapidly evolved into a standard approach for numerous abdominal procedures owing to its benefits of reduced postoperative pain, improved cosmetic outcomes and faster recovery.

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

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 ...

Anesthesia stipends — once rare in the ASC industry — have become a common practice for many ASCs as labor costs climb, federal reimbursement lags and the gap between what anesthesia services cost and ...

As labor costs climb and federal reimbursement lags, anesthesia coverage has become one of the fastest-growing financial pressures on ASCs. ASC leaders told Becker’s the gap between what anesthesia ...

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 ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. - In adults over 70, exposure to general anesthesia and surgery is associated with a subtle decline in memory and thinking skills, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study ...