You’ve likely been under anesthesia for different procedures, whether you were having a tooth removed or undergoing a major surgery. Everyone knows it puts you in a sleep-like state, but have you ever ...

How does anesthesia work? You might be out for the count, but scientists are learning a lot from the anesthetized brain. Until the middle of the 19th century, surgery was performed with no anesthesia.

Anesthesia works by using medications (anesthetics) to temporarily block pain signals from traveling along your nerves to your brain, or by numbing the brain itself to cause unconsciousness. The ...

Christopher Troianos, MD, FASE, is a board-certified anesthesiologist and the Chair of Enterprise Anesthesiology at Cleveland Clinic. After earning his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh ...

In anesthesiology, as in all medical specialties, clinicians strive to support patient safety and improve outcomes. Some anesthesiology professionals are investigating how advanced technologies like ...

Parents and caregivers can help prepare a child for surgery by following fasting and medication instructions and sharing complete information about the child's health. CRNAs, also known as nurse ...