Lynette Bear is a certified registered nurse anesthetist at the Laser Spine Institute ambulatory surgery center in Philadelphia, where she provides anesthesia for minimally invasive spine surgery. Ms.

GLP-1 medications delay gastric emptying, increasing aspiration risk during anesthesia, necessitating careful pre-operative management. Anesthesia Partners and the American Society of ...

Decisions that are made early on in the perioperative process by the patient or their surgeon can have far-reaching effects down the line, so it’s critical to optimize the pre-op preparation strategy, ...

New Delhi: Aurobindo Pharma has received final approval from the USFDA to manufacture and market pre- surgery sedation injections Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride. "The company has received final ...

A new evidence review found that administering a drug called clonidine before surgery may be a good alternative for controlling post-surgical pain and help reduce a child’s anxiety after surgery.

For years I have watched both friends and family come out of surgeries complaining of severe mental fog that can last for weeks or even months. For some, cognitive function is never the same. Sadly, I ...

—Because moderate or severe pain is common after surgery, and can hinder postoperative outcomes, it’s critical that care teams have recommendations that can facilitate pain management throughout the ...

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