#anesthesia tag

The brain may still be able to hear speech under anesthesia

The anesthetized brain can still process sounds and words, despite the conscious mind being shut off.

People Tell Me My Voice Sounds Like RFK Jr.'s. Unfortunately, They Have a Point.

Minor surgical procedures can lead to unexpected complications, such as prolonged hoarseness and throat irritation after general anesthesia.

fromwww.theguardian.com

2 weeks ago

Why do vets charge more to scan an animal than a private hospital would to scan a human?

The typical cost of an MRI for a dog was 3,789 in 2025 in the UK, while for a cat it was 3,161 and for a rabbit, it was about 2,500.

Pets

Environment

fromArs Technica

3 months ago

Providers dropping common anesthesia drug that's also a climate super pollutant

Eliminating desflurane in favor of sevoflurane and low-flow techniques dramatically reduces anesthesia-related greenhouse gas emissions and lowers costs.

fromPadailypost

5 months ago

Carol Connally Stern

She was born November 11, 1937, in Troy, New York to Thomas and Florence (Palso) Connally. As a teen, Carol attended Catholic Central High School in Troy and then went on to St. Peter School of Nursing in Albany, New York where she received a diploma in nursing. Feeling a special call to serve, Carol entered the Maryknoll Convent in Ossining, New York. After taking her vows, she was sent to St. Francis School of Anesthesia in La Crosse, WI, graduating as a nurse anesthetist.

Medicine

fromwww.theguardian.com

5 months ago

I got an epidural for all three of my births none of them worked as expected

Epidurals can vary widely in effectiveness due to timing, anatomy, catheter issues, and side effects; failure is often multifactorial and not solely anyone's fault.

Science

fromBig Think

8 months ago

Inside the search for a universal signature of unconsciousness

Coordinated brain waves organize, carry, combine, and transform information and may underlie consciousness; anesthetics disrupt these wave patterns to produce unconsciousness.

Podcast

fromVulture

9 months ago

A Real Pain

Clara Hochhauser, a nurse, experienced a traumatic Cesarean section due to improper anesthesia administration.

OMG science

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

11 months ago

These Climbers Summited Mount Everest in Record Time. Did Inhaling Xenon Help?

British climbers reached Everest's summit rapidly, potentially aided by inhaling xenon gas, yet scientific backing for this remains inconclusive.

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