K.A. is a 45-year-old man withacute pancreatitis who is brought to the operating room from the intensive care unit sedated and intubated for abdominal debridement. K.A. takes no medications and has no ...

OBJECTIVE: To characterize induction and recovery characteristics of 3 commonly used inhalant anesthetics in prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis): isoflurane, sevoflurane, and desflurane. ANIMALS: ...

Desflurane has a marketing authorisation for induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia for inpatient and outpatient surgery in adults, and for the maintenance of anaesthesia in infants and ...

Climate change and greenhouse gas typically bring to mind gridlock traffic, coal plants, and Big Oil, but a new study is pointing a finger at the carbon footprint of surgical procedures, including ...

L.B. is a 20-year-old man presenting at an outpatient surgery center for a left inguinal hernia repair. His past medical history is significant for bronchial asthma yet he has never been hospitalized ...