Age, new comorbidities, inflammation, cognitive reserve, and changes in anxiety levels alter drug effects and recovery.

Anesthesia stipends — once rare in the ASC industry — have become a common practice for many ASCs as labor costs climb, federal reimbursement lags and the gap between what anesthesia services cost and ...

Anesthesia leaders told Becker’s the specialty is approaching a period of structural instability as financial pressure, workforce shortages and operational strain converge across hospitals and ASCs.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare, anesthesia — once a behind-the-scenes specialty — is now taking center stage in hospital systems. Since the 1980s, anesthesia services were ...

Over the past decade, hospital anesthesia costs have increased four- to six-fold. What was once a largely self-sustaining professional service line has quickly become one of the fastest-growing cost ...

Research now shows that patients dream under anesthesia and report their dreams as uplifting, leading to more positive surgical experiences. What’s really happening?

A study in BMC Anesthesiology finds combining anesthetic approaches in ACLr improves recovery and decreases complications.

People often worry if they'll panic or if it will hurt. Research and experience show that patients generally tolerate wide-awake surgery well.