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 ...

Based on: Introduction to Anesthesia: The principles of safe practice. By Robert D. Dripps, M.D.; James E. Eckenhoff, M.D.; and Leroy D. Vandam, M.D. 8°, cloth, 529 ...

Editor’s note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in ...

General anesthesia is medicine you get before surgeries that require you to be in a deep sleep-like state. It is given in stages – just before the surgery begins and then throughout the surgery to ...

Researchers are trying to figure out the mechanisms behind anesthesia. In doing so, they hope to develop better drugs used in the process. Share on Pinterest People undergo anesthesia all the time ...

Amid a growing anesthesia workforce shortage, stakeholders across the industry are pondering how to build a more sustainable and effective pipeline of providers. Seven anesthesia leaders connected ...

Would you pay two mechanics with equivalent skills to both work on your car if one of them could do the job alone? Obviously not, yet that’s the kind of unnecessary cost you’re likely to pay if you’re ...

MAC stands for monitored anesthesia care. It involves administering drugs to help people feel comfortable during outpatient procedures that check for or treat disease. After receiving MAC, a person ...

A recent neuropsychological evaluation diagnosis impugned several controversial theories about anesthesia and cognitive decline. As a medicinal therapy to relieve pain and brain dysfunction, ...

Having an allergic reaction during the administration of anesthesia can happen, but it’s not very common. It’s estimated that 1 out of every 10,000 who receive anesthesia have an allergic reaction in ...