Moms who have had emergency surgery during pregnancy can rest assured that exposure to anesthesia is not linked to developmental issues in their children, a new study reveals. While surgery and ...

A new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine has found that multiple doses of general anesthesia do not harm brain function in young children, providing reassurance to parents and ...

A clinical trial published Sept. 9 in Anesthesiology found no evidence that brief exposure to inhaled anesthesia harms brain development in infants and young children. Researchers from Seoul National ...

Anesthesia affects receptors in the brain, which may cause side effects following surgery. However, evidence that anesthesia causes long-term memory loss is inconclusive. Some people may experience ...

General anesthesia makes you unconscious and pain-free during surgery, ensuring you don’t feel or remember anything while surgeons perform the procedure safely. General anesthesia is a procedure in ...

Doctors may use general anesthesia during delivery if regional anesthesia is not a suitable option. Doctors typically reserve general anesthesia for surgical deliveries, such as cesarean deliveries.

There are four types of medical anesthetics used by medical professionals, depending on what type of procedure you are having. Share on Pinterest Santi Nuñez/Stocksy United Anesthesia is used to ...

According to Germany’s Federal Health Reporting database, there were around 16 million surgeries in the country between 2010 and 2016. Data on whether general anesthesia or regional anesthesia was ...