Officials have pointed to the anesthesia machines as a resource for hospitals. Anticipating ongoing shortages of ventilator machines as the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, states ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWWL) -- During the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA has recognized the need for ventilators may outpace the current availability. On March 22nd, the FDA approved and put out guidance for ...

Just before Penny Gilliatt’s colonoscopy she met the team that would be performing her procedure: the nurse, the doctor—and the robot that would be handling her anesthesia. The robot is a machine ...

The word "surgery" often leads to a discussion about other things, including the type of anesthesia that will be used during a procedure. The truth is, there are many different types of anesthesia ...

Anesthesia is a very common and safe medical procedure that prevents you from feeling pain during medical interventions, such as surgery, certain diagnostic tests, and dental work. It works by ...

This is a sidebar to a story on safety concerns with the growing use of anesthesia care outside the operating room. Including anesthesia teams in the design of procedural suites outside of the ...

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A recent neuropsychological evaluation diagnosis impugned several controversial theories about anesthesia and cognitive decline. As a medicinal therapy to relieve pain and brain dysfunction, ...

Security researchers have discovered vulnerabilities in two models of hospital anesthesia machines manufactured by General Electric (GE). The two devices found to be vulnerable are GE Aestiva and GE ...