Medical Dialogues

Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia Matches Nerve Block and Improves Comfort in Carpal Tunnel Release: Study

France: A prospective, double-blind randomized trial has found that wide-awake local anesthesia without a tourniquet provides ...

US Anesthesia Partners Announces Innovation Initiative with Leading Healthcare Solutions Provider Aiming to Bring AI Into Anesthesia

U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. (USAP) announced today that it will work with GE HealthCare to define, conceptualize and develop prototypes for next-generation, digital anesthesia solutions*. The ...
Becker's ASC

5 Ways to Improve Anesthesia Quality in Surgery Centers

Quality of anesthesia provision can affect patient satisfaction, quality outcomes and finances in a surgery center. Richard P. Dutton, MD, executive director of the Anesthesia Quality Institute, ...
MobiHealthNews

Study: Patients immersed in virtual reality during surgery require less anesthesia

A recent study published in PLOS One and conducted by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers in Boston reveals virtual reality use during hand surgery led to significant reductions in ...
New Atlas

Patients in VR during surgery need less sedatives, trial finds

The research recruited 34 patients scheduled for hand surgery and randomized them into either a VR or control group. The VR group wore a headset for the procedure and engaged in a calming experience ...
Becker's ASC

6 Ways Surgery Center Administrators Can Reduce Anesthesia Complications

Anesthesia complications can endanger patient safety, prolong case time and decrease patient satisfaction. While anesthesia has a history of high quality in surgery centers, Thomas Wherry, MD, founder ...