News tagged with general anesthesia


No link between anesthesia, dementia in elderly

Elderly patients who receive anesthesia are no more likely to develop long-term dementia or Alzheimer's disease than other seniors, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study analyzed thousands of patients using the ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Regional anesthesia technique significantly improves outcomes of hip and knee replacement

A highly underutilized anesthesia technique called neuraxial anesthesia, also known as spinal or epidural anesthesia, improves outcomes in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement, according to a new study ...

Surgery created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using nitrous oxide for anesthesia doesn't increase—and may decrease—complications and death

Giving nitrous oxide as part of general anesthesia for noncardiac surgery doesn't increase the rate of complications and death—and might even decrease the risk of such events, according to a pair of studies in the May issue ...

Other created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0