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 ...

ASCs are rapidly becoming the setting of choice for a growing share of surgical procedures, but as patient acuity rises and payment models shift, the anesthesia workforce is grappling with mounting ...

An abundance of evidence supports the relationship between anesthesia and memory loss. The severity and frequency of exposure to anesthesia could lead to mild cognitive impairment.

As ASC leaders seek to get soaring anesthesia costs under control, they are turning towards several clinical and operational shifts to get the job done. More in-depth collaboration with anesthesia ...

Patients who have spinal anesthesia while doctors repair a broken hip have more pain and need more prescription painkillers afterward than those given general anesthesia, a new study finds.

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 ...

Patients also need to be able to expect that their pain can be controlled by a combination of local anesthesia and hypnosis.

A recent study found patients using virtual reality while undergoing hand surgery required less anesthesia during surgery.

Results published in Journal of Hand Surgery showed monitored anesthesia care for carpal tunnel release was 35% more costly ...

The anesthesia marketplace is unique, complex — and constantly evolving. Because of its intricacies, many healthcare organizations have outsourced their anesthesia departments and billing to external ...

When the patient is under anesthesia, the anesthesia professional has the expertise to reposition the person appropriately and comfortably as needed.

The anesthesia monitoring devices market is expected to grow at a CAGR of ~12% during the forecast period. The rising number ...