The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance on the development of local anesthetic products with a prolonged duration of effect that can last for days. The guidance, published ...

There’s something a little bit magical about anesthesia. One minute you’re there, the next you’re not—and as you go under, you might entertain the nurses with some bizarre chit-chat you’ll be ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- When patients undergo general anesthesia, doctors can choose among several drugs. Although each of these drugs acts on neurons in different ways, they all lead to the same result: a ...

Operating rooms and ASCs are facing persistent shortages of anesthetic agents, forcing anesthesia teams to substitute drugs and alter workflows. As of June 19, the FDA listed 194 drugs in shortage, ...

Anesthesia drugs are more than just a ticket to sleep during surgery — they interact with the brain at a molecular level, influencing consciousness, memory, and pain perception. From GABA and NMDA ...

When patients undergo general anesthesia, doctors can choose among several drugs. Although each of these drugs acts on neurons in different ways, they all lead to the same result: a disruption of the ...

Discovering a common mechanism used by three anesthesia drugs could lead to a universal anesthesia-delivery system to monitor patients more effectively. When patients undergo general anesthesia, ...

In this video, pediatric anesthesiologist Max Feinstein, MD, discusses the often-misunderstood drug -- ketamine. Following is a transcript of the video (note that errors are possible). Feinstein: If ...

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