General anesthesia is an assistive procedure to a surgery that is done to induce a state of deep sleep and unconsciousness in the patient. It involves administering certain medications so the patient ...

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Two and a half years ago Susan Baker spent three hours under general anesthesia as surgeons fused several vertebrae in her spine. Everything went smoothly, and for the first six hours after her ...

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

Within a few years after their introduction into widespread clinical use, three major classes of inhaled anesthetics were used: hydrocarbons, ethers, and other (non–carbon-based) gases. Nitrous oxide ...

Volatile (inhaled) anesthetic agents have cardioprotective effects, which might improve clinical outcomes in patients undergoing coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG). We conducted a pragmatic, ...

Anesthesia is a very common and safe medical procedure that prevents you from feeling pain during medical interventions, such as surgery, certain diagnostic tests, and dental work. It works by ...