Surgery
This is what it's like waking up during surgery
It can be the smallest event that triggers Donna Penner's traumatic memories of an operation from more than ten years ago.
Mar 12, 2019
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Surgery
Putting babies under general anaesthetic won't affect their development, new research shows
Making the decision to operate on a baby or toddler can be complex and confronting for parents. It involves weighing the risks versus the expected benefits for the child.
Feb 18, 2019
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Pediatrics
General anesthesia is unlikely to have lasting effects on the developing brains of young children: study
A single hour of general anaesthesia in early infancy—longer than is necessary to perform the most common types of minor surgeries in childhood—does not result in measurable neurodevelopmental or behavioural problems ...
Feb 15, 2019
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Surgery
Consciousness is partly preserved during general anaesthesia
Finnish researchers have gained new information on brain activity during general anaesthesia by recording changes in the electrical activity of the brain. They discovered that changes in electroencephalogram correlated with ...
Jul 3, 2018
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Surgery
Study reveals hypnosedation as an effective alternative to general anesthesia for various surgeries
New research presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Copenhagen, Denmark shows that hypnosedation is a valuable alternative to conventional general anaesthesia.
Jun 4, 2018
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Surgery
Kids exposed to general anaesthestic have poorer development, literacy and numeracy scores: study
The new finding published today in Pediatric Anesthesia, is based on a data-linkage study of over 210,000 children in New South Wales, Australia.
Apr 26, 2018
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Surgery
Researchers create palm-size device for treatment of common hearing disorder
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a novel handheld device called CLiKX for the treatment of a condition called otitis media with effusion (OME), or 'glue ear,' which is the ...
May 24, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Watching movies can replace general anesthesia for kids with cancer having radiotherapy
Children with cancer could be spared dozens of doses of general anaesthesia by projecting a video directly on to the inside of a radiotherapy machine during treatment, according to research presented at the ESTRO 36 conference.
May 8, 2017
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Surgery
The history of anaesthesia
We expect to feel no pain during surgery or at least to have no memory of the procedure. But it wasn't always so.
May 2, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
iPads as effective as sedatives for children before operations
New research presented at this year's World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) in Hong Kong (Aug. 28 - Sept. 2) shows that allowing children to use iPads to distract them before surgery requiring general anaesthesia is ...
Aug 28, 2016
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