Anesthesia prevents pain during procedures by numbing you or putting you into a sleep-like state. Though considered very safe, it can cause side effects like nausea, chills, aches, and sleepiness.

Patients who take weight loss drugs may raise a greater risk of complications when under anesthesia. Patients on weight loss drugs digest food at a slower rate, which can increase risks of ...

Nausea and vomiting are common after general anesthesia and can be treated with medicine. General anesthesia can make it hard to urinate because it affects bladder muscles. See a healthcare provider ...

Doctors may use general anesthesia during delivery if regional anesthesia is not a suitable option. Doctors typically reserve general anesthesia for surgical deliveries, such as cesarean deliveries.

Anesthesia complications can endanger patient safety, prolong case time and decrease patient satisfaction. While anesthesia has a history of high quality in surgery centers, Thomas Wherry, MD, founder ...

A healthy man had bone tissue death in his jaw following an anesthesia injection for a cavity, which is believed to be the first reported case of this complication. The case report was published on ...

As marijuana use becomes more commonplace, physicians are growing concerned about how it can lead to complications during surgery, WZZM 13 reported April 17. Here are five things to know from the ...