Techniques with regional anesthesia show better effectiveness for postoperative pain control, and opioid-free methods are ...

Serious complications due to anesthesia during childbirth are very rare, occurring in one out of every 3,000 deliveries, according to study published in Anesthesiology. The study used data from the ...

Minor complications following ambulatory surgery — such as post-operative pain, nausea, vomiting and bleeding — occur at predictable rates. For example, vomiting occurs in 10 to 20 percent of patients ...

Anesthesia complications can endanger patient safety, prolong case time and decrease patient satisfaction. While anesthesia has a history of high quality in surgery centers, Thomas Wherry, MD, founder ...

A new study found that the use of regional anesthesia was associated with a significant reduction in major pulmonary complications and death among patients undergoing hip fracture surgery. In a study ...

Anesthesia-related complications in the United States have fallen by more than half, while the overall death rate has remained the same, a new study indicates. Researchers analyzed data from more than ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is set to address concerns related to patients taking drugs such as Novo Nordisk A/S's (NYSE:NVO) Wegovy, Ozempic, and their counterparts potentially experiencing ...

Smoking cigarettes before surgery can increase the risk of severe complications. Some complications carry a risk of death. In some extreme cases, doctors may refuse to operate on people who smoke.