Few drugs are as frequently used as local anesthetics, and few have more predictable effects. Their wide usage stems from the apparent ease of administration, their therapeutic effect in relieving ...
Inhaled anesthetic agents include nitrous oxide (the oldest of all anesthetics) and various halogenated agents: desflurane (halogenated solely with fluorine halogenation increases potency and is ...
On Oct. 1, University of Connecticut Health Center professors Lakshmi Nair and Yusuf Khan were awarded first place at the Wolff New Venture Competition for their work on Soleia Biosciences ...
While liquid nitrogen cryotherapy is effective, easy, and quick to administer, its application can cause a considerable amount of discomfort. This pain is frequently biphasic, with an immediate ...
Still others advocated the exclusive use of ether, some physicians swore by a combination of the two agents while a few discarded anesthetics altogether. Surgeon General Joseph Barnes (Hammond’s ...