BOSTON — Use of spinal anesthesia instead of general anesthesia for spine surgery improved patient recovery and reduced costs by nearly 10%, according to the results of a single-institution study ...

Spinal anesthesia doesn’t cause or worsen restless leg syndrome, according to a new study published as a letter to the editor in the Nov. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The study ...

Dilatation and Curettage can be done under general, spinal or local anesthesia. The different types of anesthesias given to a patient prior to the procedure depend on both the choice of the ...

Spinal anaesthesia remains the technique of choice for most caesarean deliveries owing to its rapid onset, reliable sensory and motor block, and superior maternal‐fetal safety profile compared with ...

There are no differences in the safety or effectiveness of the two most common types of anesthetic (spinal versus general anesthesia) in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery, according to the ...

A study conducted by KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) and National University of Singapore's (NUS) Faculty of Engineering shows that the world's first novel artificial intelligence ...

Today, deliveries via cesarean sections (or c-sections) have become quite common globally. Sometimes, c-sections are a medical necessity when normal deliveries become risky either for the mother or ...

During a C-section, a mother is usually given a spinal anaesthesia as she is semi-conscious during the surgery. Many people wonder how this is different from the epidural given to mothers during a ...

Anesthesiologists must always wear face masks when material is injected into the epidural or spinal space, regardless of location, according to a post in Anesthesiology by J. Lance Lichtor, MD, ...

Mothers who receive neuraxial anesthesia during cesarean delivery have a lower risk for postpartum depression within 1 year than those who receive general anesthesia, a new study shows.