A study in BMC Anesthesiology finds combining anesthetic approaches in ACLr improves recovery and decreases complications.

Patients who underwent revision total knee arthroplasty experienced an increased risk for postoperative complications with the use of general anesthesia compared with spinal anesthesia, according to ...

ASCs have long relied on general anesthesia with “breathing tube” devices, followed by narcotic-based based pain management in surgery patients. The use of opioids, however, has led many facilities to ...

A new study found that the use of regional anesthesia was associated with a significant reduction in major pulmonary complications and death among patients undergoing hip fracture surgery. In a study ...

Advances in anesthesia have made the procedure exceptionally safe, decreasing the risk of critical complications from one in 5,000 25 years ago to one in 200,000-300,000 today, according to a Trib ...

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In broad estimates, anesthesia-related mortality today is often cited around one in 100,000 to one in 200,000 cases. And for healthy patients undergoing routine procedures, some sources like the ...

Popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy could cause complications for patients under anesthesia. The drugs are approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes and reduce ...