Researchers know that marijuana use prior to surgery can potentially interact with anesthesia. In addition, it can lead to breathing difficulties and increased pain. Much like the benefits of quitting ...

The UHS Heart & Vascular Institute recently celebrated a significant milestone with the completion of their 1,000th TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) procedure. This achievement is ...

Ketamine is an injectable anesthesia that has been used in humans and animals since 1970. It is referred to as a "dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen" because it makes people feel detached from their ...

All ViV‐TAVR procedures were performed under general anesthesia and guided by fluoroscopy and echocardiography. In this study, we evaluated the 3‐year incidence of key clinical outcomes, with ...

Findings from the TAVR UNLOAD trial found preemptive TAVR was not superior to clinical aortic stenosis surveillance (CASS) for the hierarchical occurrence of all-cause death, disabling stroke, disease ...

From August 2002 to January 2005, 41 patients scheduled for placement of an autogenous access were given regional blocks with the use of a lidocaine and ropivacaine mixture via a nerve stimulator ...

People with well-managed and mild asthma can usually undergo general anesthesia safely. However, having asthma increases the risk of complications from general anesthesia. General anesthesia is ...