Former President George W. Bush, 68, recently had knee surgery. As an anesthesiologist, I am a doctor that specializes in putting patients to sleep for surgical procedures. Naturally, I was curious as ...

For patients undergoing a minimally invasive treatment for liver cancer, the risk of recurrent cancer appears lower with general anesthesia compared to regional (epidural) anesthesia, according to a ...

1. Local anesthesia comprises of topical anesthesia and injectable local anesthesia. a) Topical Anesthetics are applied locally to mouth tissues with a swab to prevent pain on the surface level.

Two types of regional anesthesia do not make patients more prone to falls in the first days after having knee replacement surgery as some have previously suggested, according to a study based on ...

Anesthesia has come a long way since the days of biting on a stick and bearing it. The type of anesthesia that you receive depends on both the patient and the procedure being done. Check out these ...

In Australia, rates of nerve injuries related to surgery and anesthesia decreased over a 9-year timeframe, with combined regional and general anesthesia tied to a higher risk for the complication.

In vitro studies demonstrated a reduced incidence of apoptosis in patients administered inhaled anesthetics compared with those administered propofol during surgery. New research findings by ...

Ophthalmic surgery performed under general anesthesia can leave patients with more serious postoperative pain than the same surgery performed under local anesthesia, a study found. A group of German ...

A growing number of health systems are moving to end the use of desflurane — a common anesthesia gas that lingers in the atmosphere for more than a decade. Already, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ...

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.