Local anesthesia is safe and effective for oculofacial surgery, according to an OSN Supersite report. Anesthesia for eyelid and periocular surgery necessitates safety to the eye, optic nerve and other ...

Germany: Researchers have discovered in a new study that among patients with chronic subdural hematoma undergoing burr hole ...

A study in Journal of Clinical Anesthesia found that chloroprocaine 3 prercent showed favorable outcomes compared to other local anesthetic choices. The researchers identified 100 patients scheduled ...

There are many advantages to using local anesthesia with IV sedation during minimally invasive spinal procedures. Agnes P. Green, MD, a board certified anesthesiologist at The Bonati Spine Institute ...

The wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet technique achieved a 100% rate of success in patients undergoing endoscopic carpal tunnel release compared with a rate of success below 90% with ...

(Ad) Dr. Johnny Mao first learned that facial plastic surgery using local anesthesia was possible by doing facial reconstruction surgery on cancer patients. “Many of these patients were in their 80s ...

All current local anesthetics block sensory signals—pain—but they also interrupt motor signals, which can be problematic. For example, too much epidural anesthesia can prevent mothers in labor from ...

Caroline Shaw had no idea she would feel an overwhelming urge to use the bathroom in the middle of her facelift. “My face was ...

The Conversation reports cataract surgery is safe and common, with over 90% achieving 20/20 vision, but patients need to ...