News tagged with regional anesthesia


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

Research discovers how brain activity changes when anesthesia induces unconsciousness

Investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have identified for the first time a pattern of brain activity that appears to signal exactly when patients ...

Neuroscience created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Anesthesia type affects outcomes of bilateral knee replacement surgery

Using regional anesthesia rather than general anesthesia reduces the need for blood transfusions in patients undergoing bilateral total knee replacement, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery, ...

Surgery created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Regional anesthesia reduces complications and death for hip fracture patients

In a study of more than 18,000 patients having surgery for hip fracture, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that the use of regional anesthesia versus general anesthesia, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0