Giving patients oral diazepam before they undergo cataract surgery, instead of running an intravenous (IV) drip with sedatives, can provide adequate, complication-free sedation, a single-center study ...

Patients placed on mechanical ventilation are commonly put under deep sedation, to ease the stress and discomfort of having a machine breathe for them. But that short-term comfort might come at the ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Remimazolam (Byfavo) is poised to open a new frontier in anesthesiology, but caution is warranted to ensure off-label use does not devolve into the Wild West. Growing interest in the ...

A hospital network in Ontario has established a specialized room that offers better pain relief for some gynecological procedures to prioritize women’s health and patient comfort. London Health ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Frank Charles, a pet-resort owner and former five-term mayor of St. Augustine, Florida, wanted a tattoo. He just wasn’t sure that he could take the pain. Then he ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A strategy of local anesthesia without sedation was safe vs. conscious sedation for patients undergoing TAVR.

Scientists have shown the efficacy of a new non-opioid oral painkiller known as ADRIANA, the world's first selective α2B-adrenoceptor antagonist – a receptor subtype not previously targeted for ...

Administering intranasal midazolam at doses of 0.4 and 0.5 mg/kg was found to be optimal for sedation in children undergoing laceration repair, resulting in no serious adverse events. Researchers ...

Inhaled isoflurane sedation was on par with IV midazolam for children age 3 to 17 years in the ICU on mechanical ventilation in a randomized trial. Isoflurane also reduced time to extubation and ...

Electrical cardioversion is a procedure by which pads on the chest aim to return the heart to a normal rhythm following disturbances. This procedure is painful and can be distressing for the patient; ...