Anesthesia is unavoidable in surgical procedures. However, whether the general anesthetics are neurotoxic to immature brains remains undefined. Neurodevelopmental impairment induced by anesthesia has ...

Precision medicine, characterized by the personalized integration of a patient’s genetic blueprint and clinical history, represents a dynamic paradigm in healthcare evolution. The emerging field of ...

Anesthesia affects receptors in the brain, which may cause side effects following surgery. However, evidence that anesthesia causes long-term memory loss is inconclusive. Some people may experience ...

The state of sedation, analgesia, amnesia and muscle paralysis is called general anesthesia. In other words, general anesthesia is an induced, reversible and controlled loss of consciousness. This ...

Doctors may use general anesthesia during delivery if regional anesthesia is not a suitable option. Doctors typically reserve general anesthesia for surgical deliveries, such as cesarean deliveries.

Anesthesia staffing is quickly becoming the defining constraint on ASC growth, not just as a workforce challenge, but as a structural shift in how surgery gets delivered. As shortages deepen, costs ...

The effects of spinal anesthesia as compared with general anesthesia on the ability to walk in older adults undergoing surgery for hip fracture have not been well studied. We conducted a pragmatic, ...

William Sieber was working in his garden. Wasn't he? He was sure he had been picking tomatoes just moments ago. Now he appeared to be in some kind of rehabilitation hospital. And weren't people ...

Anesthesia prevents pain during procedures by numbing you or putting you into a sleep-like state. Though considered very safe, it can cause side effects like nausea, chills, aches, and sleepiness.

Medically reviewed by: Kesavan Sadacharam, MDThis link opens in a new tab Learn About Pain Management at Nemours Children's HealthThis link opens in a new tab Spinal anesthesia is a type of regional ...