First author Jiafa Zeng pushes the breath from the sample bag into a mass spectrometer to analyze the metabolites in the exhaled air. Not too much and not too little: the dosage of drugs must be ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Anesthesia is an integral and vital part of most surgeries. But ...

A new brain-monitoring device aims to be the Goldilocks of anesthesia delivery, dispensing drugs in just the right dose. No physician wants a patient to wake up during surgery — nor do patients. So ...

Administering general anesthesia is a tricky business, as you don't want to under- or overdo it. With that quandary in mind, scientists have now developed an automated system that continuously adjusts ...

The insurer says it is not usually medically necessary to have an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist on hand most of the time during the common... If you need cataract surgery, your eye surgeon may ...

Dr Seyi Oyesola says modern monitoring, training and protocols have drastically reduced anesthesia risks in Nigerian ...

In a paper recently published in Neuron, researchers from the group of Botond Roska at IOB reveal how different cell types in cortex change their activity during general anesthesia, helping to ...

Hospitals that shift away from routine use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and general anesthesia during TAVR to an “as-needed” mentality stand to gain shorter procedures and hospital stays ...

Dr Julianna Nanimambi (standing) engages anesthesia professionals from hospitals across East Africa during capnography training, a partnership initiative of Smile Train and Lifebox to bridge a ...