Accidental awareness under anesthesia (AAUA) has long been regarded as an uncommon complication in the operating room. Yet for the small percentage of patients who experience it, AAUA can leave ...

New research on anesthesia has yielded important results about the physical basis of consciousness in the brain. For decades, one of the most fundamental and vexing questions in neuroscience has been: ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The age of anesthesia began in 1846, when a man named Edward Abbott ...

MercyOne is calling its transition to a new anesthesia provider successful, but admits some patients will have their surgeries delayed. Last month, MercyOne cut ties with its longtime partner, Medical ...

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield backtracked on imposing a policy change that would have revised its billing standards for anesthesia treatment and not pay for those services after a set time limit for a ...

A mom still feeling the effects of her anesthesia after undergoing surgery was left stunned when her husband told her how many kids she has. Before Belle Blake from Nashville, Tennessee, underwent ...

Low-dose hypobaric mepivacaine and bupivacaine provide adequate spinal anesthesia for hip and knee arthroplasty, with 93% of patients completing surgery without supplementation. Motor function ...