Every year, millions of infants and children undergo surgery under general anesthesia in the world. Sevoflurane is a commonly used pediatric ...

General anesthesia makes you unconscious and pain-free during surgery, ensuring you don’t feel or remember anything while surgeons perform the procedure safely. General anesthesia is a procedure in ...

Older adults who avoid surgery because they fear general anesthesia will cause thinking declines need not worry, researchers report. A study of more than 1,000 patients who had heart surgery at four ...

Anesthesia is a type of medication that prevents people from feeling pain during or following surgery. There are four main categories of anesthesia: local, regional, general, and sedation. Share on ...

SmartTots, a collaborative effort between the Anesthesia Research Society and the FDA, released a statement saying anesthesia for children is a necessary measure, the risks of which should be ...

Weight-loss medications Wegovy and Ozempic may cause life-threatening complications in patients needing surgical procedures, reports Fortune Well. Patients using these drugs may face fatal ...

Patients who take blockbuster drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic for weight loss may face life-threatening complications if they need surgery or other procedures that require empty stomachs for anesthesia.

The latest quarterly health survey of 1,000 Americans by the American Society of Anesthesiologists reveals that more than 75 percent of respondents expressed concerns about anesthesia during surgery.