Due to the neurotoxicity effects of general anesthesia (GA) and sedatives found in animal studies, there is a general recommendation to avoid nonurgent surgical procedures requiring anesthesia in children younger than 3 years of age. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of anesthesia-related postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) on the first day (Day 1) and at 6 weeks after...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to review data from the province of Alberta, Canada for First Nations children who required more than 1 general anesthesia (GA) procedure for dental surgery from 1996 to 2005. METHODS This study was limited to First Nations and Inuit children younger than 18 years old in Alberta who received 2 or more GA procedures to facilitate dental treatment Data span...

Complex Information for Anesthesiologists Presented Quickly and ClearlyCAM, Confusion Assessment Method; GA, general anesthesia; PCA, patient-controlled analgesia; PCEA, epidural RR, relative risk; SBP, systolic blood pressure.Infographic created by Jonathan P. Wanderer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, James Rathmell, Brigham Women’s Health Care/Harvard School. Illustration Annemarie John...

BACKGROUND The hypothesis of this study was that local anesthesia with monitored anesthesia care (MAC) is not harmful in comparison to general anesthesia (GA) for patients undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVR).TAVR is a rapidly spreading treatment option for severe aortic valve stenosis. Traditionally, in most centers, this procedure is done under GA, but more recently proce...

Introduction: Ketamine is a general anesthetic (GA) that activates several neurotransmitter pathways in various part of the brain. The acute effects as GA are the most well-known and sought-after: to induce loss of responsiveness and to produce immobility during invasive procedures. However, there is a concern that repeated exposure might induce behavioral changes that could outlast their acute...

Background & Objective: Induction of general anesthesia has been known to raise the intraocular pressure (IOP). The effect is more pronounced at time intubation. Similarly, applying pneumatic tourniquets associated with rise in IOP. We compared effects and combined spinal-epidural (CSEA) on IOP lower extremity surgeries employing tourniquets.
 Methodology: A total 50 patients, aged ove...

before CS was performed under regional anesthesia. By contrast, “in a confidential postal questionnaire among 297 French anesthesiologists, Benhamou3 found that only 23% of the respondents used prophylaxis before obstetric anesthesia. Our study demonstrates that, in our institution, the incidence of spinal failure or excessive block necessitating GA/intubation was extremely low. Therefore, rout...