Former surgical leaders allege in a whistleblower lawsuit that a neurosurgeon fell asleep during surgery at an Illinois ...

Three former employees from a hospital in Illinois traded the operating room for a conference room on Tuesday.

Using regional anesthesia instead of general anesthesia in patients with sleep apnea undergoing total joint replacement decreases major complications by 17 percent, according to a new study. Using ...

A recent study published in PLOS One and conducted by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers in Boston reveals virtual reality use during hand surgery led to significant reductions in ...

Despite the growth in use of procedural suites outside of the operating room, non-OR anesthesia (NORA) care remains a troubling concern for patient safety, experts say. Non-OR procedure suites -- such ...

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), a related organization of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), has released a statement on the criminalization of medical errors with a ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Going with a minimalist approach that involves local instead of general anesthesia appears to have several advantages for patients undergoing TAVR, according to a new meta-analysis. In ...

Large mediastinal masses increase the risks associated with general anesthesia. The most feared complication is airway collapse, which precludes ventilation despite intubation. There is limited ...

THE anesthesia and operating-room care of patients who are to be treated surgically for bronchiectasis need to be planned and carried out in a simple but logical manner if anesthesia mortality and ...

The ASC industry has been expanding on several fronts: more procedures are moving out of the hospital and into ASCs, patients increasingly desire outpatient treatments, and the demand for surgical ...

North American Partners in Anesthesia has launched a patient advocate center of excellence to deliver customer service to patients navigating anesthesia billing. The new service aims to simplify the ...

Next time you’re due to go under anesthesia, don’t forget to try out these hilarious and witty suggestions on your surgeon.