ROCHESTER, Minn. -- In adults over 70, exposure to general anesthesia and surgery is associated with a subtle decline in memory and thinking skills, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study ...

Anesthesia is a type of medication that prevents people from feeling pain during or following surgery. There are four main categories of anesthesia: local, regional, general, and sedation. Share on ...

Billings (Mont.) Clinic’s contract with Billings Anesthesiology expired Feb. 9, with the health system aiming to create its own fully staffed anesthesiology department, according to Montana’s News ...

When the Cleveland Clinic determined in 2008 that its anesthesia information management system wasn’t meeting its needs, the Clinic charged leaders within its own walls with creating a better system.

Billings (Mont.) Clinic’s has moved away from using contracted anesthesia providers to create its own anesthesia department, causing some concern around how the health system will attract physician ...

Researchers have found that children who require multiple surgeries under anesthesia during their first three years of life are at higher risk of developing learning disabilities later. Mayo Clinic ...

Anesthesia scares many patients more than the actual surgery. In fact, no one really understands anesthesia. Why do some drugs make people feel no pain and experience no obvious consciousness—yet they ...

Anesthesia affects receptors in the brain, which may cause side effects following surgery. However, evidence that anesthesia causes long-term memory loss is inconclusive. Some people may experience ...