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Study: Nitrous Oxide for General Anesthesia Increases Heart Attack Risk

A new study from Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia warns that patients receiving nitrous oxide as part of general anesthesia for surgery may be at increased long-term risk of heart attacks, ...
Medical Dialogues

Monitoring Matters, Non-Invasive and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Index Devices Don’t Always Align: suggests study

The Quest for Safer, Less Invasive MonitoringCardiac surgery requires precise haemodynamic monitoring to guide life-saving ...
News Medical

Opioid-sparing anesthesia reduces opioid-related adverse events in cardiac surgery

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Mounting evidence indicates that opioid-sparing anesthesia (OSA) decreases opioid-related adverse events.
EurekAlert!

Opioid-sparing anesthesia significantly improves early postoperative recovery after cardiac surgery: A retrospective cohort study

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Mounting evidence indicates that opioid-sparing anesthesia (OSA) decreases opioid-related adverse events.
UPI

Study: High-dose general anesthesia doesn't raise risk of delirium after surgery

Older adults who avoid surgery because they fear general anesthesia will cause thinking declines need not worry, researchers report. A study of more than 1,000 patients who had heart surgery at four ...

U.S. Anesthesia Partners Reports 96.6% Patient Satisfaction, Exceeding National Benchmark for Second Year

By Exec Edge Editorial Staff Most patients never meet their anesthesiologist before surgery day. They sign a consent form, ...
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Open Heart Surgery: A Step-by-Step To Prepare You

Open heart surgery requires cutting open your chest to access and repair your heart. This is an extensive surgery that may last as long as 3-5 hours. Recovery from open heart surgery may take 4-6 ...