THE toxic effects of chloroform on the liver are well known and feared. Studies on animals have suggested a similar role for other anesthetic agents, particularly the ethers. Goldschmidt, Ravdin and ...

Intravenous anesthesia and sedation techniques have undergone significant evolution in recent years, driven by the need for rapid onset, improved safety profiles, and enhanced recovery characteristics ...

Use of intravenous sedation in dental patients is on the rise because of accompanying medical conditions and patient safety and comfort considerations. Now a new Japanese study conducted at Tokyo ...

Purpose: The characteristics of ideal intravenous (i.v.) and inhaled anesthetic agents; the rationale for inducing anesthesia with i.v. anesthetics (particularly propofol); therationale for inducing ...

If you haven’t read part one of this two-part article, I suggest reading it now to glean the full scope of its message as it applies to part two. Comfort for the patient during dental procedures is ...

K.A. is a 45-year-old man withacute pancreatitis who is brought to the operating room from the intensive care unit sedated and intubated for abdominal debridement. K.A. takes no medications and has no ...

Older patients who received anesthesia with etomidate had no higher risk of major complications after elective abdominal surgery compared to propofol, a randomized trial found. Among 1,917 such ...

A study in the October issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy shows that a lidocaine lollipop reduced the need for sedation in the majority of study participants undergoing upper endoscopy. Researchers ...

Anesthesia Drugs Market is estimated to reach US$ 12.6 Bn by 2036, Driven by Increasing Surgical Procedures & Aging Global ...

The first successful public demonstration of the inhalational induction of anesthesia took place in the surgical amphitheater of Massachusetts General Hospital on October 16, 1846. The news spread ...