John Di Capua, MD, is deputy CEO and chief medical officer of North American Partners in Anesthesia Corp.; vice president of anesthesia services of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System; and ...

Current guidelines may be inadequate to prepare newer generation anesthesia workstations, which require more time for purging anesthetic gases, autoclaving or replacement of parts, as well as ...

General anesthesia makes you unconscious and pain-free during surgery, ensuring you don’t feel or remember anything while surgeons perform the procedure safely. General anesthesia is a procedure in ...

Anesthesia is a type of medication that prevents people from feeling pain during or following surgery. There are four main categories of anesthesia: local, regional, general, and sedation. Share on ...

General anesthesia produces a state of induced, controlled and reversible loss of consciousness, which is the end result of sedation, analgesia, amnesia and muscle paralysis. It is a vital component ...