Researchers conducted the largest observational study of minimally invasive transfemoral—entry through the groin—TAVR to find whether the use of moderate sedation is associated with improved patient ...

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Two new randomized studies have provided reassurance on the safety of general anesthesia for patients undergoing endovascular therapy for acute stroke. The studies — GOLIATH ...

Outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in US hospitals during a recent 3-year period were better among patients who had the procedure done under conscious sedation than under ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of conscious sedation was linked to better outcomes, including mortality, length of stay and discharge to ...

Editor’s note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO, Fla. — Transcatheter aortic valve replacement with moderate sedation produces similar results to ...

Orlando, Fla. - The largest observational study of percutaneous transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) demonstrated that moderate sedation use is associated with improved patient ...

Conscious sedation during TAVR is increasingly common in the United States and is linked to better outcomes than procedures using general anesthesia and endotracheal intubation, but there is still ...

A large, retrospective study indicates that in patients with acute ischemic stroke, endovascular interventions performed under conscious sedation carry a lower risk of poor neurological outcome and ...

Propofol is one of the most used drugs for general anesthesia, but the findings of a new study suggest that the medication may also be beneficial for conscious sedation. Researchers from the U.K.

PHILADELPHIA - A new study finds the use of moderate sedation, in which patients do not need a breathing tube, leads to better clinical outcomes as compared to general anesthesia for patients ...