Hand reconstruction surgery may help restore functionality, strength, ... You will either be given a local anesthetic to numb your hand or general anesthesia so you sleep through the surgery.

Hand surgery, for example, requires regional anesthesia, given as a shot of numbing agent near the nerves in the armpit, causing your whole arm to go numb. Epidurals during childbirth are another ...

General anesthesia is often used for general surgery. Your surgeon might use an IV sedative for surgeries or procedures that aren’t as long or invasive, such as endoscopies.

After sharp criticism from anesthesiologists, an insurance company is halting its plan to limit the amount time it would cover anesthesia used in surgeries and procedures. Anthem Blue Cross Blue ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Jabaley-Songcharoen Center for Hand, Upper Extremity and Nerve Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has been named a Center of Excellence in ...

Rob Bryan, a veteran anesthesia assistant at Mackenzie Health in Richmond Hill, Ont., just north of Toronto, began his career as a respiratory therapist. Advocates in the medical field say ...