Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The incidence of altered mental status was 18% with monitored anesthesia care vs. 29% with general anesthesia.

In a brief video filmed at the Becker’s Hospital Review Annual Meeting in May 2011, Hugh Morgan, director of quality assurance for Somnia Anesthesia, discussed how improving quality, reducing cost and ...

Short interactive animation videos could help patients’ understanding of anesthesia and reduce anesthesiologists’ interview time, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia. The study, ...

Somnia Anesthesia has announced the release of a new video white paper focusing on the past, present and future of healthcare reform and the goal of value-based purchasing. The video also explains the ...

Doctors may use general anesthesia during delivery if regional anesthesia is not a suitable option. Doctors typically reserve general anesthesia for surgical deliveries, such as cesarean deliveries.

A caesarean section is a major surgical procedure, carried out when a vaginal birth may pose risks to the mother or baby. Anaesthesia plays a crucial role in ensuring the procedure is safe and ...

Regional anesthesia-typically with a spinal or epidural block-has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to concerns about the effects that general anesthesia may have on newborns during ...