All posts tagged with Anesthesia

(Natural News) It is common procedure for patients undergoing major surgeries to first receive a specialized dose of anesthesia in order to put them to “sleep.” But the long-term cognitive effects of exposure to such drugs appears to be detrimental, according to a new study published in the journal Anaesthesia. For their paper, researchers from […]

(Natural News) The Mayo Clinic recently came under fire as a male senior patient suffered a ketamine overdose following a medical error, the Daily Mail reported. According to the report, the patient who is in his 60s had an overdose after an anesthesiologist accidentally took a more concentrated bottle of ketamine to sedate him. The patient allegedly received 950 milligrams […]

(Natural News) A Dutch cancer patient was left with permanent erectile dysfunction after suffering from a two-day erection that bent his penis into an hourglass shape. The prolonged erection, medically known as a condition called priapism, was likely caused by anesthesia administered to the patient during a surgery to treat his colon cancer. According to an account […]

(Natural News) A new study, facilitated by the City, University of London, warns that using general anesthetic during surgery can lead to brain damage. This may be why many people struggle to return to work after an operation. One potential side effect of administering an anesthetic during an operation is hypoxic brain damage (insufficient supply of […]

(Natural News) Even the Food and Drug Administration is now acknowledging that anesthesia drugs may jeopardize the brain health of toddlers who are undergoing surgery. In what it calls a “Drug Safety Communication,” the U.S. government agency warned yesterday that repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic or sedation drugs can have adverse consequences on […]