World Anaesthesia Day is observed annually on October 16th to commemorate the first successful use of ether anaesthesia in surgery, which took place in 1846. The day celebrates the advances in ...

Anaesthesia remains one of medicine’s most remarkable yet least understood sciences. From managing pain and consciousness to keeping vital organs stable, here’s how anaesthesiologists perform the ...

Every year, millions of patients receive general anaesthesia for surgery or diagnostic procedures, and there is a growing concern that anaesthetic drugs might exert long-term effects on the CNS, ...

Fontan physiology poses unique anaesthetic challenges due to passive pulmonary circulation, preload dependence and elevated venous pressures. We present a case of a parturient in her 20s with Fontan ...

In the realm of modern medicine, anaesthesia is a cornerstone that has transformed the surgical landscape. In India, where the burden of diseases requiring surgical intervention is substantial, the ...

The French refer to the emergence from general anaesthesia as “réanimation” - literally to restore consciousness. This is a crucial attribute - that consciousness will return following the desired ...

In the popular imagination, anaesthesia is often seen as a mysterious “sleep” — a quick drift into oblivion before waking up pain-free. Yet behind this seemingly magical transition lies a remarkable ...

Before the invention of anaesthesia, patients could only hope to counter the pain of surgery with more pain (stinging nettles were used to distract a patient) or herbal solutions, including the use of ...

One in 20 patients remain aware but paralysed during major medical procedures - though the vast majority will not remember it afterwards. Why? It can be the smallest event that triggers Donna Penner’s ...

World Anaesthesia Day is significant because it marks the anniversary of a landmark medical discovery that revolutionised surgery and pain management. The successful demonstration of ether anaesthesia ...