If you have false teeth you can usually keep them in until you get to the anaesthetic room. You might have tests done when you arrive at the hospital. Or you may have already had them done in the ...

The ward staff will show you round the ward and show you to your bed. Your nurse will check your blood pressure, pulse and breathing rate. Your nurse will go through a series of questions on a ...

Local anaesthesia (LA) is increasingly common in vitreoretinal surgery. However, younger patients often have such surgery under general anaesthesia (GA). We reanalysed the anaesthetic practice for ...

In the moments before a patient undergoes surgery, chances are climate change isn't top of mind. Yet, the anesthetic gases used to put them to sleep leave a big carbon footprint. In the May online ...

A teenager played chess during a minor foot operation as part of a hospital initiative designed to ease anxiety with distraction and relaxation techniques. Medway Maritime Hospital said research ...