Not too much and not too little: the dosage of drugs must be optimally adjusted for general anesthesia. This is no easy task, especially for pediatric patients. A pilot study now shows that breath ...

Approximately 1.5 million neonates receive general anesthesia each year for a surgical procedure. Despite this being an essential practice, a number of recent studies now indicate that anesthetic ...

IN INFANTS and children the technic of induction of anesthesia demands careful consideration, if optimal results are to be obtained. The success of the induction depends upon several factors, one of ...

Often children need to go through the procedure of anesthesia, before a surgery or a medical procedure. In such cases, it is important to ensure that the anesthesia is safe and efficient. In an ...

Newly published results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial in Japan among more than 170 children aged 1 to 6 who underwent surgery, show that by using EEG readings of brain waves to monitor ...

Max Feinstein, MD, pulls back the curtain on anesthesia care ...

A weekly series of talks, PBLDs, and monthly quality improvement discussions focusing on basic topics in congenital heart disease /anesthesia. Delivered by our own cardiac anesthesia faculty and guest ...

Memphis-based Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has tapped Joseph King, MD, as chief of pediatric anesthesiology, according to a May 6 report from ABC affiliate WBBJ. Dr. King will oversee anesthesia ...

Although earlier studies in animals suggested a connection, the new research should reassure parents whose children need surgery, experts say. By Perri Klass, M.D. A major international study provides ...

A study in Anesthesia & Analgesia investigated demographic characteristics of pediatric anesthesiologists in the United States. The researchers identified 4,048 pediatric anesthesiologists in the ...