As the era of bundled payments and value-based care dawns, hospitals and patients alike are looking for high-quality healthcare experiences delivered at a lower cost. Newer modalities in anesthesia ...

The use of regional anesthesia reduces acute postoperative pain associated with noncardiac surgery. It also decreases the incidence of prolonged opioid use and chronic postoperative pain at 3 and 6 ...

SAN DIEGO — During hip and knee replacement surgery, black and Hispanic patients are less likely to receive regional anesthesia than white patients, new research suggests. This disparity could put ...

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Surgeon and patient satisfaction are integral parts of being a successful hospital in today’s healthcare landscape. And, according to Sonia Szlyk, MD, if hospitals implement one new service, they will ...

Recommendations based on risks associated with different settings and consider individual patient characteristics. (HealthDay News) — In multidisciplinary guidelines issued by the American Society of ...

Patients who received regional anesthesia during hip fracture surgery had moderately lower mortality and a significantly lower length of stay than those who received general anesthesia, according to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting showed patient factors, such as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed periarticular injection may be linked to improved joint motion in knee and hip replacements. The ...

A new study found that the use of regional anesthesia was associated with a significant reduction in major pulmonary complications and death among patients undergoing hip fracture surgery. In a study ...

Supplemental regional anesthesia may reduce opioid use in patients following microvascular free flap reconstruction of the oral cavity, according to a study published in the Journal of Oral and ...

Diabetic neuropathy, a common complication of diabetes, entails progressive damage to peripheral nerves and manifests as sensory, motor, and autonomic deficits. In the context of regional anaesthesia, ...