Anesthesia Risks Should be Discussed for Children SmartTots, a collaborative effort between the Anesthesia Research Society and the FDA, released a statement saying anesthesia for children is a ...

There is still a significant risk of neurodevelopmental impairment in neonates that undergo cardiac surgery, according to several studies reported in Anesthesiology News. According to Dean Andropoulos ...

Disclosure of anesthesia information to parents of pediatric patients is often incomplete, and parents’ recall of information is poor, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia. The ...

Adverse events occurred in 2% of children who underwent procedures for airway management under general anesthesia, with higher rates in neonates and infants. Risk factors included younger age, the ...

The FDA has added new warnings to GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro about pulmonary aspiration risk ...

Seeking to reduce the incidence of critical events in high-risk patients, the NAPA Anesthesia Patient Safety Institute (NAPSI)—NAPA’s certified Patient Safety Organization (PSO)—conducted a systemwide ...

July 20 (UPI) --For people undergoing major surgery, new research suggests they may want to check on the anesthesiologist's workload before a procedure that will put them to sleep. That's because the ...

European medical officials advised patients taking GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes drugs who will be sedated for an upcoming surgery to warn their doctors about their medication use to avoid the risk ...