My most disturbing experience in a medical setting happened when I was 21. I underwent a routine procedure under general anesthesia and, while on the table, I woke up. It was my junior year in college ...

The girl was found "unresponsive" hours after undergoing the surgery in Vista, California, it's been reported Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Methemoglobinemia can occur when excessive amounts of nitrous oxide get into someone's hemoglobin and tissues don't receive enough oxygen The cause of death has been revealed for a 9-year-old girl who ...

VISTA, Calif. -- A 9-year-old girl in Southern California died after undergoing a dental procedure where she was placed under anesthesia. According to the medical examiner's report, the child was ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I have a minor surgical procedure coming up. Will I have any say in the type of anesthesia the doctor uses? DEAR READER: For some surgical procedures, more than one type of anesthesia ...

Clostridium difficile infection among children with cancer. Background: Iterative anesthesia is sometimes mandatory to properly deliver radiotherapy in young children with malignant tumors. The safety ...

The American Society of Anesthesiologists is urging patients and physician anesthesiologists to have a serious conversation about the anesthesia care delivery plan ahead of a procedure. There more ...