PEC I and II nerve blocks enable breast cancer surgeries with deep sedation, avoiding general anesthesia's side effects like nausea and grogginess. Patients recover quickly, often resuming normal ...

The emotional weight behind eye surgery also comes from the stakes involved. People worry about protecting their vision, and ...

My most disturbing experience in a medical setting happened when I was 21. I underwent a routine procedure under general anesthesia and, while on the table, I woke up. It was my junior year in college ...

A recent neuropsychological evaluation diagnosis impugned several controversial theories about anesthesia and cognitive decline. As a medicinal therapy to relieve pain and brain dysfunction, ...

Health First surgeon Dr. Marshall Bovelsky believes informed patients make the best decisions, and that honest conversations ...

Moving complex spine to ASCs saves 60%, but professionals warn that standard facilities aren't ready, as it takes ...

Stanley Hoang, MD, performed the world’s first awake spinal fusion using a dual approach, KSLA reported Dec. 10. Dr. Hoang, who also performed LSU Health Shreveport’s (La.) first awake spinal ...

A small study finds that individualized prehab can dampen harmful immune responses and may reduce complications after an operation.

Surgical repair of craniosynostosis typically occurs during infancy. The procedure has a high success rate with a very low risk of long-term side effects. Most babies go on to live typical, healthy ...

Dr. Stanley Hoang with Ochsner LSU Health recently completed the first-ever awake dual approach spinal fusion surgery. Using ...