In this video, pediatric anesthesiologist Max Feinstein, MD, breaks down the full arc of anesthesia care: preoperative ...

Five leaders in anesthesia recently joined Becker’s to discuss things that are and are not working in the world of anesthesia. Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length.

General anesthesia is a combination of medications that a person breathes through a mask or receives through a catheter in a vein to cause a person to fall asleep. In contrast, regional anesthesia is ...

People often describe anesthesia as something that puts a patient in a "deep sleep." An anesthesiologist enters the operating ...

Picture a relaxing scene. Maybe a beach in Tahiti, your toes in the sand, a cold drink in hand. Now imagine your favorite music playing in the... What happens to your body when you're under anesthesia ...

Anesthesiologists are doctors who specialize in giving patients anesthesia, medicine that controls pain and may put you to sleep during surgery, and monitoring people while they are still under the ...

Nurse anesthetists are medical professionals who provide anesthesia, treatments that keep people from feeling pain during surgery or other medical procedures. They are also known as nurse ...

Anesthesia awareness, or accidental awareness, is the rare but possible experience of regaining consciousness while under an anesthetic. Some people may experience a general awareness, while others ...