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 ...

It's important to know the facts about common anesthesia myths because many lifesaving and preventive procedures and ...

Older adults undergoing hip fracture surgery experience similar incidences of cognitive decline whether they recieve regional or general anesthesia, with no significant difference in depression, ...

Increased exposure to general anesthesia during surgical procedures is associated with long-term decline in executive function, selective attention and mental speed, and information processing speed.

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 ...

In this video, pediatric anesthesiologist Max Feinstein, MD, discusses a very common concern that patients have: whether or not they'll wake up from anesthesia once surgery is done. Following is a ...