When it comes to surgical recovery, controlling inflammation is key. Anesthetic choices play a surprisingly important role in this process, with potential implications for healing, infection ...

A growing body of neuroscience research is challenging the long-held assumption that general anesthesia works by simply switching the brain off. Instead, multiple independent studies now point to a ...

A new study of neural oscillations during varying stages of consciousness shows that anesthesia doesn’t just knock us out—it ...

Age, new comorbidities, inflammation, cognitive reserve, and changes in anxiety levels alter drug effects and recovery.

The Ohio State Dental Board has permanently revoked the anesthesia permit of a Medina dentist — and suspended his dental ...

Police have referred a doctor to prosecutors in connection with the death of a man in his 30s who went into cardiac arrest while undergoing sedation at a beauty clinic in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, ...

A new research published in the PloS One journal that among patients with sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE), propofol monotherapy was associated with lower one-year all-cause mortality compared ...

Propofol sedation can trigger sneezing during periocular injections, risking needle injury to the globe or optic nerve. Opioids such as fentanyl or alfentanil effectively suppress the sneeze reflex, ...

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“Our results suggest that the propofol-ketamine combination may offer potential benefits to vulnerable pediatric patients at increased risk for respiratory complications,” the authors of the study ...