People often worry if they'll panic or if it will hurt. Research and experience show that patients generally tolerate wide-awake surgery well.

Ulysses Johnson III is transforming patient experiences as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), bringing much-needed representation to a field where minority professionals remain ...

Following a public outcry, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield announced December 5 it had walked back plans that would have put time limits on health insurance payments for anesthesia care in certain ...

The Ohio Patient Safety Institute provides a free, downloadable sample anesthesia awareness policy. The four-page example policy is intended to help address unintended intraoperative awareness during ...

The question of anesthesia's impact on brain development has nagged the field for decades, with negative preclinical and animal model data but little conclusive evidence in humans. Young children ...