Hip surgery: general anesthesia as safe as an epidural
A new randomized study shows that patients operated under general anesthesia following a hip fracture have survival rates and functional ...
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Why it is possible to remain conscious under anesthesia
Researchers have looked at the brain activity of monkeys to better understand why some patients can regain consciousness after being ...
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Can general anesthesia promote the onset of Alzheimer’s disease?
Researchers have compared the effects of general anesthesia to those of local anesthesia. None would have an impact on the ...
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General anesthesia would be harmful to the intellectual development of children
Young children who have been exposed to general anesthesia perform worse on literacy and numeracy tests in primary school, according ...
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General anesthesia disrupts the IQ of children aged 6 to 12
A study in Shanghai shows that general anesthesias lasting more than 3 hours change the IQ of school-aged children for ...
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