The American Society of Anesthesiologists and Iowa Society of Anesthesiologists today launched a public awareness campaign targeting surgical procedures and anesthesia risks. The campaign will focus ...

Teleflex has launched The Invisible Risk Campaign to educate anesthesiologists and clinicians on the dangers of waste anesthetic gas exposure in post-anesthesia care units, according to the Fort Mill ...

Anesthesia awareness is rare, 1,2 but the incidence may approach 1% in patients at high risk. 3–5 Anesthesia awareness can lead to anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. 6 The Joint Commission on ...

Patients say it feels like being trapped in a corpse: They wake up during surgery, unable to move or scream. Some remember hearing their surgeons talk, and a few recall feeling intense pain. Some ...