Paralytic drugs, or neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs), are powerful muscle relaxants used to prevent muscle movement during surgical procedures. They're also used during critical care, such as ...

Operating rooms and ASCs are facing persistent shortages of anesthetic agents, forcing anesthesia teams to substitute drugs and alter workflows. As of June 19, the FDA listed 194 drugs in shortage, ...

Here are five facts and statistics about the worldwide anesthesia drug market, from Kalorama Information’s report The World Anesthesia Drug Market. 1. The anesthesia drug market is likely to grow 2.5 ...

The "US General Anesthesia Drugs Market by Route of Administration (Intravenous, Inhalational) and End-user (Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgery Centers) – Forecast to 2025" report has been added to ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - General anesthesia during surgery may increase a patient's pain after they regain consciousness, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Sign up here. They said "noxious" or chemically ...

A study found over half of patients on drugs like Ozempic held significant gastric contents, increasing potential for aspiration under anesthesia. A new study is shining light on the potentially ...

FILE - Instruments sit on a table in an operating room June 15, 2023, in Jackson, Tenn. Patients who take blockbuster drugs like Wegovy for weight loss may face life-threatening complications if they ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Patients who take blockbuster drugs like ...