Few moments in medicine require as much trust as anesthesia. Patients surrender awareness, control, and often fear while relying entirely on the expertise of ...

American Society of Anesthesiologists President John Zerwas, MD, wrote a letter to the editor about intraoperative awareness while under anesthesia that was published in the April issue of The ...

WATERLOO - On the day of his heart surgery in April 2006, Tom Hagarty went under general anesthesia at 6 a.m. and woke up at 11 p.m. While doctors at Allen Hospital worked to unblock five of his ...

Anesthesia leaders say a convergence of workforce instability, reimbursement pressure and cultural strain is pushing the specialty toward an inflection point. From staffing models and pay inequities ...