Several types of back surgery can help reduce back pain. Common procedures include spinal fusion, discectomy, and disk replacement. Recovery times may depend on the extent of the procedure. Share on ...

A new clinical trial will compare two types of anesthetic to determine how soon after surgery they allow patients to return home. The Volatile vs Total intravenous Anesthesia for major non-cardiac ...

Former President George W. Bush, 68, recently had knee surgery. As an anesthesiologist, I am a doctor that specializes in putting patients to sleep for surgical procedures. Naturally, I was curious as ...

Physical therapy and medications are often the first treatment for shoulder injuries. However, shoulder surgery is also an option to repair joints, rotator cuffs, or dislocations, to name a few. The ...

Older adults undergoing hip fracture surgery experience similar incidences of cognitive decline whether they recieve regional or general anesthesia, with no significant difference in depression, ...

Older adults who avoid surgery because they fear general anesthesia will cause thinking declines need not worry, researchers report. A study of more than 1,000 patients who had heart surgery at four ...