In rats, the approach extended local anesthesia from hours to weeks, suggesting a possible path toward much longer-lasting ...

The localized loss of sensation with resultant reduction in pain stimuli is the end result of local anesthesia. This mode of anesthesia is considered to be safer than general anesthesia, because it ...

All current local anesthetics block sensory signals—pain—but they also interrupt motor signals, which can be problematic. For example, too much epidural anesthesia can prevent mothers in labor from ...

With local anesthesia, the injection technique, not just the "anesthetic agent itself," influences the pain. Cutaneous pain ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Going with a minimalist approach that involves local instead of general anesthesia appears to have several advantages for patients undergoing TAVR, according to a new meta-analysis. In ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A strategy of local anesthesia without sedation was safe vs. conscious sedation for patients undergoing TAVR.

Up to 96% of patient who undergo prostate biopsy report pain. We performed periprostatic local anesthesia injection in an effort to improve patient acceptance of prostate biopsy. Sixty patients were ...

(WHTM) — I recently underwent a procedure requiring me to have local anesthesia placed in the area where the doctor was working. I felt nothing and it was wonderful not worrying about pain while the ...

Key Takeaways An alternate form of anesthetic delivery could help women receiving an IUDWomen had less pain if they received local anesthetic through a catheter prior to IUD insertionWomen also found ...

The outcome of deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for Parkinson disease (PD) is comparable when performed under general or local anesthesia, results of a new randomized trial show. Investigators ...