The purpose of anesthesia is to put the brain into an unconscious state in which stimuli such as sounds are not perceived. In this state, the neurons in the auditory cortex are still stimulated by ...

Interview with Dr. Michael Greene on a recent FDA warning about possible effects of general anesthesia on fetuses or young children 6m 50s Download For more than 15 years, the potential for lasting ...

Nurse Anesthetists are advanced practice nurses who administer all types of anesthetic for every kind of surgery or procedure. As expert clinicians, they focus on preoperative evaluation, ...

"Capping student loans for CRNAs makes no sense and will only serve to exacerbate the shortage of anesthesia providers and impede access for patients--particularly those in rural and underserved areas ...

Wide-awake’ local anesthesia no tourniquet is noninferior to ultrasound-guided axillary block in patients undergoing carpal ...

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

Tribromoethanol (TBE) is easy and inexpensive to make in the laboratory from readily available reagents, requires no special equipment for its administration, and is not subject to federal or state ...

Each year, SLU’s Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care welcomes visiting medical students to our General Anesthesiology Rotation (AN-403), Pediatric Anesthesia Rotation (AN 404) and ...

October 27, 2010 (San Diego, California) — In melanoma patients, regional anesthesia during lymph node dissection leads to a better long-term prognosis than general anesthesia, according to research ...