To determine by B-scan ultrasonography if the addition of hyaluronidase affects the dispersal of anaesthetic fluid after sub-Tenon's injection. We performed a trial in 19 patients who were randomised ...

Injections to the voice box and biopsies are among four operations now possible under local anaesthetic A hospital is pioneering new ways of doing some ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures under ...

Objective: To investigate the risks and benefits of the use of local anaesthetic in a descriptive case series from three professional football (rugby league and Australian football) teams. Methods: ...

Local anesthesia prevents pain during procedures by blocking nerves from transmitting pain signals to the brain. The effects of local anesthetic are short-lived, so healthcare teams primarily use it ...

Local anaesthetics have been used in the clinic for well over a century. Cocaine was the first drug to be used to block sensory nerves, but was fairly quickly superseded by a number of synthetic ...

Objective To compare the effectiveness of corticosteroid injections to local anaesthetic injections in the management of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP). Design Systematic review with best ...

Anaesthesia means 'insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations', but how does it work and what are the ...

Rising incidence of tooth decay and other orthodontic conditions among children have led to increasing use of dental surgery. The use of local anaesthetic during surgery may affect tooth cell growth ...

A hospital is pioneering new ways of doing some ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures under local anaesthetic. Kettering General Hospital said the change would enable it to carry out more procedures ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A young woman who went into cardiac arrest during cosmetic surgery in Sydney appears likely to have been given an overdose of local ...

A WOMAN tragically died after being given too much local anaesthetic during hip surgery. Dr Rachel Gibson, 47, went into cardiac arrest and suffered irreversible ...