Nerve block anesthesia is gaining popularity as a safer alternative to general anesthesia, according to MedCity News. Nerve blocks, which interrupt and prevent chemical signals of pain from reaching ...

When one trains to become a physician, there is a first time for everything - the first scary day in anatomy lab, the first physical exam, the first IV. My most memorable first was the time I poked a ...

Nerve blocks, which interrupt and prevent chemical signals of pain from reaching nerves in a specific area, are being successfully performed for arm and leg procedures, as well as breast cancer ...

Anesthesia on the Continent has lagged behind anesthesia in the United States.... Recently, however, a large number of Continental clinics are using intravenous anesthesia extensively not only for ...

NEW YORK (August 4, 2009) -- When planning for surgery, patients too often don't consider the kind of anesthesia they will receive. In fact, the choice of anesthesia can improve recovery, even ...

Low-dose hypobaric mepivacaine and bupivacaine provide adequate spinal anesthesia for hip and knee arthroplasty, with 93% of patients completing surgery without supplementation. Motor function ...

Sadeq A. Quraishi, MD, MHA, Resident Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Several types of back surgery can help reduce back pain. Common procedures include spinal fusion, discectomy, and disk replacement. Recovery times may depend on the extent of the procedure. Share on ...