An estimated 4.2 million people die within 30 days of surgery worldwide each year. A new study, published in the European ...

A new study found no link between the duration and depth of anesthesia and the subsequent risk of developing cancer, according to a study published in the Oct. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Seeking to reduce the incidence of critical events in high-risk patients, the NAPA Anesthesia Patient Safety Institute (NAPSI)—NAPA’s certified Patient Safety Organization (PSO)—conducted a systemwide ...

Adverse events occurred in 2% of children who underwent procedures for airway management under general anesthesia, with higher rates in neonates and infants. Risk factors included younger age, the ...

As the cost of anesthesia continues to rise, hospitals and health systems are grappling with increased financial pressure. Provider costs have surged, while Medicare reimbursement has fallen, and ...

European medical officials advised patients taking GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes drugs who will be sedated for an upcoming surgery to warn their doctors about their medication use to avoid the risk ...

Doctors in Delhi successfully treated liver cancer in a 72-year-old high-risk patient without surgery using a minimally invasive procedure. The cancer developed from long-ignored fatty liver disease ...

There is little official guidance on using cannabis after surgery. Research on the effects of cannabis on surgery, anesthesia, and surgical recovery lags behind its use. For this reason, most surgeons ...