July 20 (UPI) --For people undergoing major surgery, new research suggests they may want to check on the anesthesiologist's workload before a procedure that will put them to sleep. That's because the ...

As the demand for anesthesia providers grows, there is a rising concern for the ability to maintain patient safety, according to a June blog post by Tony Mira, Anesthesia Business Consultants’ ...

Most major surgeries would not be possible without anesthesia to render a patient unconscious and pain free and to ensure that their vital functions—including blood pressure, breathing, and heart rate ...

Cannabis use may worsen pain and nausea after a procedure and increase the need to prescribe opioids for pain, an anesthesia and pain medicine group says. Patients getting procedures that require ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — As cannabis use becomes more mainstream, doctors are raising concerns about how it can affect patients during surgery. Medical experts say marijuana can stay in the body longer ...

A new study examines whether the number of overlapping procedures managed by the anesthesiologist increases the risk of death or complications after surgery. Most major surgeries would not be possible ...