1. Local anesthesia comprises of topical anesthesia and injectable local anesthesia. a) Topical Anesthetics are applied locally to mouth tissues with a swab to prevent pain on the surface level.

The word "surgery" often leads to a discussion about other things, including the type of anesthesia that will be used during a procedure. The truth is, there are many different types of anesthesia ...

Local anesthetics have transformed clinical practice by enabling a broad range of minor and major procedures with minimal discomfort. Although adverse reactions are frequently reported, genuine ...

Former President George W. Bush, 68, recently had knee surgery. As an anesthesiologist, I am a doctor that specializes in putting patients to sleep for surgical procedures. Naturally, I was curious as ...

Is local infiltration of an abdominal wound with an anesthetic as effective as epidural anesthesia for the control of postoperative pain? The authors of this article combined the results of 9 ...

A new "proliposomal" preparation of the local anesthetic drug ropivacaine may provide a valuable new option for pain relief in some clinical situations, with key advantages over other types of ...

In patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair, local or regional anesthesia may confer benefits in terms of procedure time, ICU admission and postoperative hospital stay, according to new ...

Patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) experience less pulmonary morbidity and shorter hospital stay if they are given spinal or local anesthesia as opposed to general ...