There are three types of anesthesia: regional and local anesthesia, sedation, and general anesthesia. Regional and local anesthesia allows patients to be awake during a surgical procedure.

General anesthesia side effects can range from minor problems like nausea or dry mouth to more serious ones like difficulty urinating or confusion. These side effects vary widely from person to person ...

Intravenous (i.v.) anesthetics include etomidate, midazolam, propofol, thiopental, ketamine, and opioid agonists. The first four agents act by enhancing the activity of the inhibitory ...

1 Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China 2 Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Organ Protection (Zunyi Medical University), Ministry of Education, ...

General anesthesia shares the classical feature of reversible loss of consciousness with natural sleep, and accumulating evidence has indicated that general anesthesia and sleep–wake behaviors share ...

General anesthesia side effects can range from minor problems like nausea or dry mouth to more serious ones like difficulty urinating or confusion. These side effects vary widely from person to ...

For premedication, a combination of an opioid (eg, hydromorphone 0.05-0.1 mg/kg intramuscular [IM] or fentanyl 3 μg/kg) and a ...

We all know that anesthesia is used to put patients under just before a surgery takes places, as nobody wants to be awake for ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a nasal swab test for kids that diagnoses specific asthma subtype, ...

It’s hard to believe that 2024 is behind us as we dive head first into 2025! With the New Year kicking off, now might be a ...

A growing number of companies will tattoo a client's entire body part in one work day with anesthesia and medical care. But it's pricey.