Children Exposed to Prenatal Anesthesia More Likely To Get Diagnosed With Childhood Behavioral Disorders, New Study Reveals

Medicine & Technology Mar 04, 2024

Children exposed to prenatal anesthesia during maternal surgery faced a higher risk of behavioral disorders, ADHD, speech/language issues, and autism. Read the article for more details.

Do Redheads Experience Pain Differently? The Influence of Hair Color on Anesthesia Prescriptions

Nov 08, 2023

Why do redheads potentially need different anesthetic doses, and how does their hair color affect pain medication requirements? Find out the answer in this article.

Less Anesthesia in Surgeries Could Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Hospitals, Experts Suggest

Jan 31, 2023

Doctors at Henry Ford Health System said that gasses used in anesthesia are harmful to the environment, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is crucial. Read the article to learn more details.

Disparities Among Women, Minorities, and Patients in Medicaid Found in the Distribution of Regional Anesthesia

Oct 23, 2022

Regional anesthesia reduces pain after surgery so it is important that patients are equally getting the chance of receiving them. Read the article to know more details.

Ophthalmologists May Skip Anesthesia Support During Cataract Surgery [STUDY]

Oct 03, 2022

A new study suggests that anesthesia support may not be necessary for cataract surgery. But how is this possible? Read on to learn why scientists came up with this conclusion.

General and Spinal Anesthesia Effects, Misconceptions: Hip Fracture Surgery Patients Confirmed to Experience Post-Operation Delirium

Oct 11, 2021

A new study revealed that spinal anesthesia is not superior to general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery in older adults.

Brain Reboot: How One Can Go Back to Consciousness After Coma, Deep Sleep

Jun 02, 2021

A new study recently showed some understandings about brain reboot or how one can regain consciousness following being in a coma, anesthetized or deep sleep.

Lego Training Helps Anesthetists Develop Medical Technical Skills

Jul 22, 2020

Medical students repeating a simple task with Lego bricks resulted in performing anesthesia procedures, which require an ultrasound machine, much better than students without training. In general, doctors explained why practicing with Legos help improve medical technical skills.

Scientists Discovered Where Anesthesia Works On the Brain

Apr 18, 2019

Rather than inhibiting neurons, anesthesia could also activate individual neurons in the brain

A Surgical Nightmare: Anesthesia Failure

Mar 14, 2019

What is worse than waking up on the operating table?

Ketamine May Not Be So Effective To Alleviate The Postoperative Pain and Delirium

Jun 02, 2017

A new study suggests that popular drug Ketamine may not deliver the effective outcome in treating the post-surgery pain and delirium.