A laryngeal mask (i-gel) for keratoplasty under general anesthesia (GA) appeared to be safe, lowered risk for potential ocular hypertension during recovery, and saved recovery time compared with ...

The gaming app is called EZ Induction and transforms a scary anesthesia mask into a fun game controller. The last thing a child might see before surgery is a scary anesthesia mask. To help calm that ...

Imagine being a child being prepped for surgery, surrounded by scalpels and strangers wearing masks, hats and gloves. An anesthesia mask hovers over your face in a brightly lit operating room. Sounds ...

The anesthesiologist lowers a drug-filled mask over the terrified child's face, holding it in place until the youngster goes limp and the screaming stops. Often, that's how children are put to sleep ...

Surgery can make anyone anxious, but it is especially hard for young children. Kids going into surgery may be separated from their parents for the first time in a frightening new environment, and they ...

The surgical team wears masks in the operating room to reduce the risk of the patient getting an infection. This is only part ...

A new program at Memorial Sloan Kettering is ensuring that our youngest patients get age-appropriate care before surgery. It’s before dawn in New York City, but the day is already well under way for ...

Other than ingesting alcohol and narcotics in sufficient doses to induce a state of analgesia, for most of its history, people in the West got through surgery with the aid of little more than forcible ...