Most allergic reactions that occur during anesthesia are caused by antibiotics, though many reactions do not have a clear cause, according to a study published in the Sept. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & ...

Allergic reactions to anesthesia may be more common than previously thought, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Researchers studied patients who ...

Anesthesia may cause allergic reactions in more patients than previously thought, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Researchers studied patients who ...

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 ...

The executive director of Anesthesia Quality Institute, Richard P. Dutton, MD, analyzes findings from a French study about allergic reactions to anesthesia in a recent Reuters report, according to a ...

University of Queensland researchers have developed a less invasive way to test for a potential life-threatening reaction to an anesthetic. The work is published in the journal Anesthesiology.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Next month, I am scheduled for cataract surgery. The procedure has been approved by my cardiologist and my primary doctor. I am pretty healthy, feel like I’m doing OK, and have been ...

Patients given ester-based local anesthetics may be at greater risk of having serious complications when they are administered numbing agents, according to a study published on March 31 in the ...

October 16 is World Anesthesia Day, celebrating the 170th anniversary of the first successful demonstration of surgical anesthesia. Prior to then, surgery was really unpleasant, to put it mildly -- ...