There are many advantages to using local anesthesia with IV sedation during minimally invasive spinal procedures. Agnes P. Green, MD, a board certified anesthesiologist at The Bonati Spine Institute ...

Local anesthesia involves using medications (local anesthetics) to numb an area of your body. It's used to prevent pain during and after surgery or other medical procedures, such as dental work or ...

A study in Journal of Clinical Anesthesia found that chloroprocaine 3 prercent showed favorable outcomes compared to other local anesthetic choices. The researchers identified 100 patients scheduled ...

Liposomal bupivacaine was launched on the market twelve years ago to provide long-lasting local control of pain. The medication is used as a local anesthetic, particularly for orthopedic operations. A ...

All current local anesthetics block sensory signals—pain—but they also interrupt motor signals, which can be problematic. For example, too much epidural anesthesia can prevent mothers in labor from ...

In Tampa, patients increasingly prefer endoscopic spine surgery over traditional methods due to its minimally invasive nature. This approach offers significant advantages such as reduced scarring and ...

The resulting video makes for quite the sight, as the surgery team behind the plastic sanitary screen sat listening in wonder ...

When it comes to providing cost-effective anesthesia solutions, Nicholas Lambros and Jonathan Weaver have shown they are ahead of the curve. Both are Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and ...

Imagine having ankle surgery without general anesthesia, watching the whole procedure in real time, then walking out of the procedure on that very ankle. That’s just what patient Bill Segraves of ...