Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 12 (ANI): Dr. Satish Kumar, Head of the Anesthesia department at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College, surrendered before the court in connection with the death of many children due to Encephalitis and shortage of oxygen supply.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept. 10 (ANI): In a case of sheer negligence by the hospital authority, a government hospital of Bhopal allegedly left needle inside the body of a pregnant woman after giving her Spinal Anesthesia during her delivery.
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 12 (ANI): There is now a safe and viable alternative to general anesthesia for people undergoing a minimally invasive heart procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement, according to a recent study.
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 10 (ANI): A study reveals that administering a single dose of ketamine - a drug commonly used as general anesthetic or a rapid-acting antidepressant - one week before a stressful event, can buffer against a heightened fear response and may also prevent post-trauma