Background: Induction of anaesthesia with anaesthetic gas might be a potential cause for cerebral impairment in the newborn and young infant. Near infrared spectroscopy - NIRS - is a continuous, ...

The first successful public demonstration of the inhalational induction of anesthesia took place in the surgical amphitheater of Massachusetts General Hospital on October 16, 1846. The news spread ...

Inhaled anesthetic agents include nitrous oxide (the oldest of all anesthetics) and various halogenated agents: desflurane (halogenated solely with fluorine—halogenation increases potency and is ...

Propofol is used in the operating room to induce anesthesia. To maintain anesthesia, a continuous infusion of the agent via a separate syringe pump is the standard procedure for total intravenous ...

Among critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation, hypoxemia increases the risk of cardiac arrest and death. The effect of preoxygenation with noninvasive ventilation, as compared with ...

K.A. is a 45-year-old man withacute pancreatitis who is brought to the operating room from the intensive care unit sedated and intubated for abdominal debridement. K.A. takes no medications and has no ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Automated syringe pump induction may be associated with less propofol waste after IV anesthesia vs. manual ...

Research has found that having children watch a video immediately prior to surgery can reduce anxiety during anesthesia induction, one of the most stressful times for children during the perioperative ...