DEAR DOCTOR K: I have a minor surgical procedure coming up. Will I have any say in the type of anesthesia the doctor uses? DEAR READER: For some surgical procedures, more than one type of anesthesia ...

A recent neuropsychological evaluation diagnosis impugned several controversial theories about anesthesia and cognitive decline. As a medicinal therapy to relieve pain and brain dysfunction, ...

Untreated or uncontrolled opioid use disorder can complicate medical procedures if a person wishes to avoid opioid anesthesia. However, healthcare professionals can offer pain relief without opioids, ...

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 ...

Many managers and administrators of ASCs are reluctant to adjust anesthesia protocols and procedures to reduce costs. Too often, a facility maintains a negative status quo for fear of disrupting its ...

A recent study found that the use and cost of anesthesia services in gastroenterology procedures is increasing, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report. The study, published in the ...

Uncomfortable or debilitating? A study done by Healthline found that 60 percent of people who have not given birth experience moderate to severe pain during IUD insertion and other contraceptive ...

According to Germany’s Federal Health Reporting database, there were around 16 million surgeries in the country between 2010 and 2016. Data on whether general anesthesia or regional anesthesia was ...

(Ad) Dr. Johnny Mao first learned that facial plastic surgery using local anesthesia was possible by doing facial reconstruction surgery on cancer patients. “Many of these patients were in their 80s ...