According to Germany’s Federal Health Reporting database, there were around 16 million surgeries in the country between 2010 and 2016. Data on whether general anesthesia or regional anesthesia was ...

Doctors may use general anesthesia during delivery if regional anesthesia is not a suitable option. Doctors typically reserve general anesthesia for surgical deliveries, such as cesarean deliveries.

Older adults undergoing hip fracture surgery experience similar incidences of cognitive decline whether they recieve regional or general anesthesia, with no significant difference in depression, ...

Researchers have recorded direct evidence that the human hippocampus continues to process spoken words, grammar, and meaning ...

Regional anesthesia—typically with a spinal or epidural block—has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to concerns about the effects that general anesthesia may have on newborns during ...

Anesthesia affects receptors in the brain, which may cause side effects following surgery. However, evidence that anesthesia causes long-term memory loss is inconclusive. Some people may experience ...

There are four types of medical anesthetics used by medical professionals, depending on what type of procedure you are having. Share on Pinterest Santi Nuñez/Stocksy United Anesthesia is used to ...