Anesthesia care extends far beyond the operating room and can catapult patient experiences to the next level — and leaders of ambulatory surgery centers are taking notice. During a March webinar ...

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In the current healthcare marketplace, providing patients with excellent experiences gives hospitals a competitive advantage. An evidence-based article published in BMJ Open correlated patient ...

Women who have general anesthesia during C-sections are significantly more likely to experience severe post-partum depression resulting in hospitalization, suicidal thoughts or self-harm, according to ...

North American Partners in Anesthesia offers a free, downloadable brochure for patients on the anesthesia experience during labor and delivery. I’m pregnant, what should I know about pain medication?

Waking up in the morning is hard enough, but waking up after anesthesia is so much worse. As someone who's done it over ten times, I speak from experience! The longer a medical procedure is, the ...

The quality of anesthesia can affect patient satisfaction, quality outcomes and finances in a surgery center. Richard P. Dutton, MD, executive director of the Anesthesia Quality Institute, discusses ...

A new study of neural oscillations during varying stages of consciousness shows that anesthesia doesn’t just knock us out—it ...

People often worry if they'll panic or if it will hurt. Research and experience show that patients generally tolerate wide-awake surgery well.

Research now shows that patients dream under anesthesia and report their dreams as uplifting, leading to more positive surgical experiences. What’s really happening?

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