December 29, 2010 — Despite what anesthesiologists may tell surgery patients, the brain under general anesthesia is not "asleep," it is placed in a reversible drug-induced coma, according to 3 ...

General anaesthesia owes its development to the members of the young dental profession in the nineteenth century, who exploited its discovery for the benefit of their patients As an effective and ...

Eighty-five percent of patients who took part in a survey shortly after day surgery said that they had been anxious about receiving a general anesthetic. The top three concerns that made patients very ...

Every year, millions of patients receive general anaesthesia for surgery or diagnostic procedures, and there is a growing concern that anaesthetic drugs might exert long-term effects on the CNS, ...

Scientists are using anesthesia to probe the quantum roots of consciousness—and the research offers tantalizing evidence.

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.

Following the death of 81-year-old Joan Rivers from cardiac arrest on Sept. 4, questions have arisen as to the safety of the procedure she underwent at an outpatient endoscopy clinic and whether she ...

GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) has sent affected customers a letter recommending updated instructions for certain anesthesia ...