In patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair, local or regional anesthesia may confer benefits in terms of procedure time, ICU admission and postoperative hospital stay, according to new ...

Fifty percent of home residents with a hip fracture die or are unable to walk by themselves after six months of suffering from the injury. According to the new study, hip fracture surgery patients who ...

The word "surgery" often leads to a discussion about other things, including the type of anesthesia that will be used during a procedure. The truth is, there are many different types of anesthesia ...

Q: My wife is having surgery next week and the anesthesiologist recommended a regional block instead of general anesthesia. Is this the right way to go? A: Anesthesia is a technique used to prevent ...

Anaesthesia is a controlled and reversible state of loss of sensation, which may either be with or without a loss of consciousness, which may be induced to allow surgical or diagnostic procedures.

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 ...

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 ...

The type of anaesthesia used during breast cancer surgery could affect the risk of cancer recurrence, according to new research from University College Dublin. Tests indicate that morphine-based pain ...