Anxious parents can unintentionally provoke an already distraught child prior to surgery, but certain acupuncture techniques may produce a calming effect.
The perceived and real threat of terrorism in the form of weapons of mass destruction has increased greatly, leading anesthesiologists to better prepare for a biological attack.
Anesthesiologists have discovered that certain inhaled anesthetics protect heart muscle against damage. This finding now opens the door to anesthetics being considered as therapeutic agents to lessen the severity of a heart attack.
Researchers have developed a new patient-controlled device that allows pain medication to pass through the skin without the discomfort of needles or I.V.s.
A new study finds that naturally red heads require more anesthesia than other patients and this discovery is unlocking new information on the way anesthetics work.
A potato-based powder capable of instantly clotting blood holds potential for the treatment of everything from minor cuts to surgical incisions and even combat injuries, researchers reported at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting.
The latest medical research, equipment and techniques for providing safe anesthesia and pain management care to patients will be unveiled when the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) holds its annual meeting on October 12-16, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
Action by the Bush administration brings to a close a nearly four-year battle to keep anesthesia safe for all patients. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, formerly the Health Care Financing Administration, released its final regulatory rule mandating that physicians supervise patients' anesthesia care in all Medicare- and Medicaid-approved hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
A first-of-its-kind study may provide clues to a person's predisposition to abuse drugs, according to findings released at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Although a mounting body of evidence points to the benefits of regional anesthesia versus general anesthesia for many types of surgery, when it comes to fetal surgery on twins for a rare but potentially fatal condition called twin-twin transfusion syndrome, general anesthesia exhibits some notable advantages over regional techniques.
Long-term relief for the nation's number-one pain complaint, lower back pain, is being refined by anesthesiologists and pain management specialists at The Cleveland Clinic using a technique called intradiscal electrothermal therapy.
The ability to actually bring back patients from death after severe trauma or a heart arrest looms in the not-too-distant future, according to one of the nation's foremost experts in resuscitation medicine.
An injectable form of acetaminophen (the active ingriedient in Tylenol(r)) and a member of a new class of drugs called COX-2 inhibitors hold promise as safe and effective tools for controlling surgical pain, according to the results of two multicenter clinical trials.
The latest medical research, equipment and techniques for providing safe anesthesia and pain management care to patients will be unveiled when the American Society of Anesthesiologists holds its annual meeting on October 13-17, 2001, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Imagine having surgery under general anesthesia and then waking up afterward with no residual drowsiness. That could one day become a reality for surgical patients, thanks to the common goldfish and fireflies.
The same deadly toxin that is often associated with botulism food poisoning can, in very low doses, safely bring enduring relief to patients suffering from chronic low back pain, researchers at Louisiana State University's (LSU) Health Sciences Center in Shreveport reported.
In terms of higher pregnancy rates and patient satisfaction but at less cost, spinal anesthesia (SA) emerges as the superior anesthetic choice over general anesthesia (GA) for oocyte, or egg, retrieval procedures for in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to research conducted at BostonÃs Massachusetts General Hospital.
The development of adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLTx) about two years ago vastly increases the pool of potential donors for patients in need of healthy livers. The surgery offers new hope to patients with liver failure, including the 12,000 individuals in this country currently waiting for transplants.
Some women experience "phantom" pain and other sensations after a mastectomy as if the breast had never been removed. Similar to feelings experienced by some leg or arm amputees, these sensations can persist for months and having breast reconstruction surgery does not reduce the likelihood that these sensations will occur.
Press information and overview of scientific presentations to be presented at the 2000 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) annual meeting, San Francisco, California, on October 14-18.
An anesthesiologist's involvement in the care of surgical patients improves quality, reduces complications, saves lives and achieves these benefits cost-effectively compared to many other medical services, according to the results of a study.
Anesthesiologists are now able to incorporate the clarity and precision of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to treat chronic severe pain in patients with cancer and nerve injuries for whom other techniques have failed.
The demand for pain relief during labor and delivery by women is growing, and hospitals are doing an increasingly good job of satisfying that demand, according to the results of a survey presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
The same technology metereologists use to predict the weather could help anesthesiologists predict potentially hazardous conditions during major surgery.
Anesthesiologists working with surgeons have developed a patient care protocol that allows men to go home only one day after prostate cancer surgery without "pushing them out the door" or compromising the quality of their care in any way. The protocol also creates a new use for an old pain-killing compound.
The use of local anesthetics to relieve surgical pain often works well but not long enough. Now, a timed-release version of a local anesthetic could help to solve this problem.
A treatment that blends the ancient practice of Chinese acupuncture with the newer Western technique of electrical nerve stimulation is bringing superior relief to people with chronic low back pain (LBP), according to the results of a study conducted by anesthesiologists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Contrary to media reports and the perceptions of some medical students and even a few medical school advisors, practice opportunities for anesthesiologists are excellent, Norig Ellison, M.D., past president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists said at the society's annual meeting.
What types of foods you eat, even days before surgery, may determine how your body will react to anesthesia, according to a group of University of Chicago anesthesiologists. Their findings bring anesthesiologists one step closer to understanding why patients vary so widely in their sensitivity to anesthetic drugs, principal investigator Jonathan Moss, M.D., Ph.D., said at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting.
Anesthesiologists routinely ask patients to tell them what medications they are taking before surgery. This information helps them plan safe, effective anesthesia tailored to patients' individual needs. Yet some patients are not reporting their use of psychiatric drugs, which are among a growing class of drugs being prescribed or made available over the counter. Studies into the interaction of these drugs with anesthesia are critical, researchers at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting said.
The cost of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is 20 percent higher for women than men, according to studies performed by Yale University researchers and reported at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting.
A drug derived from the poison of a Philippine sea snail and new fiberoptic technology for viewing the spine are giving anesthesiologists powerful new tools with which to relieve the suffering of patients living with persistent, excruciating pain.
Medical researchers have established a link between second-hand tobacco smoke and serious breathing problems for children who receive general anesthesia. Girls are at greater risk, especially those whose mothers have a lower level of education, according to a study published in the May 1998 scientific journal Anesthesiology, the scientific publication of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
In a move that may seriously endanger the anesthesia care of millions of Americans under Medicare or Medicaid, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Care Financing Administration is proposing to do away with a 3-decade-old regulation for physician oversight of anesthesia care for surgery. If this regulatory change is enacted, nurses with as little as two years' technical training will be allowed to practice without any physician supervision when giving anesthesia to a Medicare or Medicaid patient in a hospital or ambulatory care center.
Four independent research studies involving a combined total of more than 22,000 women debunk the misconception that labor epidural analgesia increases a woman's risk of having a cesarean section delivery (c-section).
New research could offer help for the thousands of sufferers with sickle cell anemia. Nitric oxide (NO), a gas that has been used successfully to treat certain lung ailments, may have another application--the "unsickling" of sickled cells.
These are just a few of the many scientific sessions that will be presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 1997 annual meeting, October 18-22, 1997, in San Diego.