"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 ...

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 ...

General anesthesia is medicine you get before surgeries that require you to be in a deep sleep-like state. It is given in stages – just before the surgery begins and then throughout the surgery to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Conscious sedation helps reduce anxiety, discomfort, and pain during certain medical procedures. Doctors use medications and sometimes local anesthesia to induce relaxation. Conscious sedation is now ...

‌Local anesthesia numbs a part of your body so that your doctor can stitch up a wound or take a biopsy without you feeling any pain. Unlike general anesthesia, where you are put to sleep during a ...

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

As a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), you will be at the heart of important moments in medicine. You will provide anesthesia care before, during, and after surgery, helping to ensure the ...

Anesthesia affects receptors in the brain, which may cause side effects following surgery. However, evidence that anesthesia causes long-term memory loss is inconclusive. Some people may experience ...