Undergoing general or spinal anesthesia does not alter short term adverse events in patients undergoing outpatient total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery, according to researchers from the Warren ...

The effects of spinal anesthesia as compared with general anesthesia on the ability to walk in older adults undergoing surgery for hip fracture have not been well studied. We conducted a pragmatic, ...

Low-dose hypobaric mepivacaine and bupivacaine provide adequate spinal anesthesia for hip and knee arthroplasty, with 93% of patients completing surgery without supplementation. Motor function ...

THE relief of pain during childbirth has been since time immemorial a subject of discussion and controversy. At first the differences of opinion were based on biblical interpretations. Snow's use of ...

John Dusenberg, a certified registered nurse anesthetist and advanced practice nurse prescriber at Manitowoc (Wis.) Surgery Center, recently answered a reader’s question in HRTNews about whether ...

Almost all pregnant women hope to give birth through natural or spontaneous labor. Unfortunately, in some cases, pregnant women are faced with several birthing options. For example, spinal anesthesia ...

For some surgeries, spinal anesthesia has been increasingly used instead of general anesthesia as a method to provide more comfort to patients and cut down on painkiller use. But research among hip ...

A numbing medicine largely abandoned decades ago for pain control during surgery could be making a comeback as an effective spinal anesthetic for today's modern-day knee replacement. In two companion ...

Let’s face it: There’s probably a tinge of anxiety in the excitement that you’re feeling as you approach childbirth. Knowing more about your options for pain management can make it easier for you.

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 ...