Regional anesthesia may reduce chronic postsurgical pain up to 6 months and mitigate risk for persistent opioid use after elective noncardiac surgery.

inciting the debate on whether fasting should be maintained before elective procedures requiring general/regional anesthesia ...

Carotid artery stenosis contributes significantly to ischemic stroke, which is the second leading cause of death worldwide ...

Perioperative analgesia continues to present challenges ... “As anesthesiologists, we are so used to having a predictable response,” said Harsha Shanthanna, MD, PhD, a professor of anesthesia at ...

A low-volume local anesthetic with IV dexamethasone in a superior trunk block procedure can reduce the risk of diaphragmatic paresis.

Regional anesthesia reduced acute and chronic postoperative pain and decreased the incidence of prolonged opioid use after ...

Pilonidal sinus surgery (PSS) commonly causes postoperative pain, leading to the utilization of different anesthetic ...

time elapsed before rescue analgesia was needed; incidences of adverse events such as respiratory depression, sedation, nausea, or vomiting; and degree of patient satisfaction. Bias assessments ...

The lapses in breathing can significantly lower sleep quality, decrease oxygen levels, and lead to serious health consequences. Anesthesia is a common treatment used before surgery to keep a person ...

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Figure 1. Main evidence about fetal pain. Fetal pain is really a challenge. Today we can perform fetal surgery, and it would be truly atrocious not to use anesthetics if the fetus felt pain; when the ...

Residual curarization was reversed with neostigmine and atropine. After extubation, the patient was transferred to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) for recovery. The Study group received ...