Recently published study focused on the evaluation of a novel etomidate analogue, methoxyethyl etomidate hydrochloride (ET-26), in healthy volunteers to assess its safety, tolerability, ...

Opioids markedly decrease the potential for respiratory irritation from inhaled anesthetic agents. In a randomized study of 180 adults receiving inhaled desflurane for induction of anesthesia ...

Adult patients often prefer that anesthesia be induced by i.v. injection because induction occurs more quickly and smoothly and is associated with less claustrophobia. In 40 patients undergoing ...

Children's Hospital Los Angeles has opened its new Cardiac Imaging Suite, a 6,650-square-foot facility that will improve ...

To date, information has been obtained through studies investigating one single anesthetic agent, mostly during the installing/induction and maintenance phase of sedation, and not all analysis ...

General anesthesia is a widely used medical practice, affecting more than 300 million patients annually. Despite its ubiquity, the underlying mechanisms through which anesthetic agents induce amnesia ...

If you have, you know how hilarious this post-sedative state can be. It turns out that dogs in this groggy condition are just ...

Question: Why and when might a veterinarian decide to perform a C-section on a pregnant mare? Dr. Rolf Embertson, Rood and ...

I enter the surgical room when they are ready and engaged in the game. If I notice they are still scared, I ask a parent to ...