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 ...

Anesthesia is a very common and safe medical procedure that prevents you from feeling pain during medical interventions, such as surgery, certain diagnostic tests, and dental work. It works by ...

Anesthesia works by using medications (anesthetics) to temporarily block pain signals from traveling along your nerves to your brain, or by numbing the brain itself to cause unconsciousness. The ...

New research identified risk factors for postoperative migraine and compared the incidence of migraine following general or neuraxial anesthesia. A nation-wide study carried out in Taiwan found no ...

A new study found patients receiving undergoing a total hip or knee replacement incurred a higher incidence of surgical site infections when they received general anesthesia for the procedure over the ...

Although the incidence of perioperative nerve injuries (PPNIs) appears to be declining, patients who receive a combination of regional and general anesthesia are at increased risk for the problem, a ...

In a paper recently published in Neuron, researchers from the group of Botond Roska at IOB reveal how different cell types in cortex change their activity during general anesthesia, helping to ...

One brief general anesthetic in early infancy is unlikely to be harmful to long-term neurodevelopment, but the safety of longer and repeated exposures remains unclear A single hour of general ...

The type of anesthesia a woman receives during a cesarean delivery can play a big role in reducing her risk for postpartum depression, new research suggests. Regional anesthesia may be better for a ...

Nausea and vomiting are common after general anesthesia and can be treated with medicine. General anesthesia can make it hard to urinate because it affects bladder muscles. See a healthcare provider ...