ND4 variant (m.11232T>C) to severe neurologic injury after sevoflurane in patients with Venezuelan maternal ancestry, prompting international alerts.

Medically reviewed by David Hampton, MD Key Takeaways Nausea and vomiting are common after general anesthesia and can be treated with medicine.General anesthesia can make it hard to urinate because it ...

Anesthesia prevents pain during procedures by numbing you or putting you into a sleep-like state. Though considered very safe, it can cause side effects like nausea, chills, aches, and sleepiness.

A new paper published in Cell Reports, in which researchers work with primates, sheds some light on the question. Researchers ...

Anesthesia Risks Should be Discussed for Children SmartTots, a collaborative effort between the Anesthesia Research Society and the FDA, released a statement saying anesthesia for children is a ...

As marijuana use grows more common, a review from Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine warns it can make surgeries and procedures riskier. The review, published in the October 2025 ...

When patients undergo general anesthesia, doctors can choose among several drugs. Although each of these drugs acts on ...

WASHINGTON — Anesthesia can be harmful to the developing brain, studies on animals suggest, raising concerns about potential risks in putting young children under for surgery. Food and Drug ...

European medical officials advised patients taking GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes drugs who will be sedated for an upcoming surgery to warn their doctors about their medication use to avoid the risk ...