Hand and facial transplants are still rare, but experience so far has produced some suggested guidelines for anesthetic management in patients undergoing these complex "composite" transplant ...

NORWALK, Conn. (WTNH) — When a hand or finger hurts and surgery is the only option to fix it, some people choose to live with the pain because they are afraid of going under anesthesia. A Connecticut ...

Across Africa, hospitals are struggling to provide surgery. Doctors, nurses, and even basics like electricity are in short supply. Now Johns Hopkins Medical Center is testing a creative solution. The ...

The Jabaley-Songcharoen Center for Hand, Upper Extremity and Nerve Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center ...

MAC anesthesia — also called monitored anesthesia care or MAC, is a type of anesthesia service during which a patient is typically still aware, but very relaxed. The amount of sedation provided during ...

Anesthesia awareness is a rare but worrisome occurrence that can happen during a procedure where general anesthesia is used. The goal of general anesthesia is to put you into a form of reversible coma ...

Anesthesia providers are missing opportunities to clean their hands during surgical procedures, according to a study. Infections that occur after surgery are one of the most common types of healthcare ...

Dr. H. had a struggling heart and a consequential decision to make. He needed an operation to fix a faulty valve but postponed it, afraid that the surgery and anesthesia would irrevocably damage his ...