General anesthesia leads to better functional outcomes than conscious sedation in stroke patients with large vessel occlusion ...

Researchers conducted the largest observational study of minimally invasive transfemoral—entry through the groin—TAVR to find whether the use of moderate sedation is associated with improved patient ...

So you’re about to go in for an outpatient procedure and you’re given a “consent” form to sign regarding the method of sedation to be used for your procedure. Sounds easy enough, however, before you ...

Anesthesia works by using medications (anesthetics) to temporarily block pain signals from traveling along your nerves to your brain, or by numbing the brain itself to cause unconsciousness. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transcatheter aortic valve replacement with conscious sedation was linked to shorter length of stay and lower in ...

Use of conscious sedation was linked to better outcomes, including mortality, length of stay and discharge to home, compared with general anesthesia in patients who had transcatheter aortic valve ...

ORLANDO, FL — A recent, 15-month US registry study of more than 10,000 patients undergoing percutaneous transfemoral transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) showed that the procedure is ...

Conscious sedation -- a type of anesthesia in which patients remain awake but are sleepy and pain-free -- is a safe and viable option to general anesthesia for people undergoing a minimally invasive ...

The practice of using conscious sedation instead of general anesthesia for TAVR has increased in recent years and is associated with better survival and less time spent in the hospital, according to ...

UCLA scientists have found that conscious sedation - a type of anesthesia in which patients remain awake but are sleepy and pain-free - is a safe and viable option to general anesthesia for people ...

Conscious sedation for spine procedures in the ambulatory setting is associated with a low rate of adverse events comparable to local anesthesia without conscious sedation, according to a Doctor’s ...

The new law, “Anesthesia and sedation requirements – Unprofessional conduct – Whistleblower protection,” was effective as of May 4, 2022, but the implementing regulations have not been passed or ...