Science news articles about 'general anaesthetics'

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physicians has developed a new general anaesthetic that may be safer for critically ill patients. In the August issue of Anesthesiology, they describe ...

... this review, Michael Schaefer recommends a new approach that can be performed without the need for general anaesthetics. Currently, abdominal surgery is often carried out through laparoscopy, in which ...

... , added: "Two aspects of the study are particularly worrying – the rise in the number of general anaesthetics being given to children, and the widening gulf in dental health between social classes. ...

... for certain operationsDoctors should be taught to hypnotise patients not to feel pain instead of using general anaesthetics during some operations, the Royal Society of Medicine will be told today.In ...

... conclusion of a new Cochrane Systematic Review. The review was conducted because undergoing a general anaesthetic can be a frightening experience for a young child and distressing to parents. Children ...

... has the disadvantage of involving an invasive procedure, usually carried out with sedation or general anaesthetic and presenting risks of complications. Nevertheless, in the case that the endoscopy ...

... collect the samples. "The ability to acquire DNA samples from our chimpanzees without a general anaesthetic is a leap into the future. The information that the DNA samples can give the Zoo means ...

Studies by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have shown that blocking the NMDA receptor in immature rats leads to profound, rapid brain injury and disruption of auditory ...