NEW YORK (August 4, 2009) -- When planning for surgery, patients too often don't consider the kind of anesthesia they will receive. In fact, the choice of anesthesia can improve recovery, even ...

Nerve block anesthesia is gaining popularity as a safer alternative to general anesthesia, according to MedCity News. Nerve blocks, which interrupt and prevent chemical signals of pain from reaching ...

THE increasing use of Pentothal Sodium as an important anesthetic agent during major surgical procedures is well attested in the current literature on methods of anesthesia. That its optimal ...

When and how procedural anesthesia and postoperative pain blocks are administered often play a role in procedure reimbursements for care. There are various POP blocks available for anesthesiologists ...

Postoperative pain is a primary reason young children and teenagers spend a night in the hospital after knee surgery. A recent study by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found that an ...

Nerve blocks, which interrupt and prevent chemical signals of pain from reaching nerves in a specific area, are being successfully performed for arm and leg procedures, as well as breast cancer ...

A combination of two nerve blocks reduced immediate postsurgery opioid use in total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients by about 35% compared with use of a transmuscular quadratus lumborum block (T-QLB) ...

Anesthesia on the Continent has lagged behind anesthesia in the United States.... Recently, however, a large number of Continental clinics are using intravenous anesthesia extensively not only for ...

In an effort to localize the effects of anesthesia, researchers have turned to magnetic nanoparticles to target the delivery of ropivacaine in a proof-of-concept animal study. Using iron oxide ...

In the high-stakes world of sports medicine, the spotlight often falls on the surgeon's steady hand or the athlete's grueling rehabilitation. However, behind every successful ligament reconstruction ...

An occipital nerve block targets migraine and headache pain by numbing one of the major nerve systems involved. Discover if this procedure can bring you pain relief.