surgery at night), or anesthesia-related (anesthesia without benzodiazepines, use of muscle relaxants). Conclusion: Strategies for avoiding awareness phenomena under anesthesia include the ...

General anesthesia is usually used for laparoscopic cholecystectomy—as typically performed, pneumoperitoneum requires endotracheal intubation. Tzovaras et al. conducted a pilot study to see ...

WALANT: Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet, a technique that allows patients to remain awake during surgery while local anesthesia is administered without the use of a tourniquet.

When general anesthesia is used ... gum or inhaler before and after surgery. These have similar effects as smoking and secondhand smoke. We may test your urine for nicotine. If the test returns ...