For many patients, anesthesia is the scariest part of surgery. But you can ease your fears - and help prevent the rare negative outcome - with awareness and good communication with doctors, says Dr.

Patients who receive care from female anesthesia providers, especially non-trainees, experience fewer complications during surgery, a new study found. In this retrospective cohort study, the ...

Patients who receive treatment from female anesthesia providers face fewer complications during surgical procedures, according to a study published June 25 in the British Journal of Anaesthesia. The ...

John Di Capua, MD, is deputy CEO and chief medical officer of North American Partners in Anesthesia Corp.; vice president of anesthesia services of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System; and ...

Some, but not all, research suggests that more women recall events that happened under anesthesia than men do, and that women wake up from anesthesia faster than men. When you purchase through links ...