Some, but not all, research suggests that more women recall events that happened under anesthesia than men do, and that women wake up from anesthesia faster than men. When you purchase through links ...

Women who have general anesthesia during C-sections are significantly more likely to experience severe post-partum depression resulting in hospitalization, suicidal thoughts or self-harm, according to ...

Can women with low platelet counts safely undergo epidural/spinal anesthesia during labor? Available evidence suggests a low rate of complications related to abnormal blood clotting for this large ...

Compared with etomidate, use of ketamine to induce anesthesia during tracheal intubation does not result in lower in-hospital death rates.

Etomidate, the most common anesthesia induction agent for emergency tracheal intubation, causes adrenal suppression and can lead to corticosteroid insufficiency. In a large trial, in-hospital death ...

Anesthesiologists can use an alternative anesthetic technique involving a gum elastic bougie device when conventional nasal intubation methods do not work, according to an article published in the ...

Awake fibreoptic intubation (AFOI) remains a critical technique in managing difficult airways, particularly when conventional methods pose increased risks. This approach utilises a flexible fibreoptic ...

General anesthesia is given during surgery to make people unconscious, eliminate pain during the procedure and prevent reflex movements. Many factors are known to impact how anesthesia affects a given ...

The randomized trial was conducted in 14 emergency departments and intensive care units in the US involving critically ill adults who were undergoing tracheal intubation. HealthDay News — Use of ...