An acupressure treatment applied to children undergoing anesthesia noticeably lowers their anxiety levels and makes the stress of surgery more calming for them and their families, UC Irvine anesthesiologists have learned.

When a pilot sits in the cockpit, she methodically goes through a checklist of all systems and equipment before the plane is fired up. Even if the pilot has flown that plane and route 1000 times, the items on the checklist are reviewed one by one and no-one would think of flying the plane without completing the checklist.

The day may be getting a little closer when robots will perform surgery on patients in dangerous situations or in remote locations, such as on the battlefield or in space, with minimal human guidance.

The next time you have surgery McSleepy may be with you in the operating room. Canadian researchers have developed a machine that will send you off to Dreamland. McSleepy is the new system developed by the researchers that administers drugs for general anesthesia.

The discussion on whether stenting is preferable than surgery for high-risk patients has been supported by fresh facts.

On March 26, 2008, surgeons at UC San Diego Medical Center removed an inflamed appendix through a patient’s vagina, a first in the United States. Following the 50-minute procedure, the patient, Diana Schlamadinger, reported only minor discomfort.

An estimated 2 million people in the United States are affected by carpal tunnel syndrome, according to the AANS. About half of all cases are work-related, and in fact, carpal tunnel syndrome accounts for the highest average number of days missed at work, when compared to all other work-related injuries or illnesses.

Add this to the growing list of health challenges faced by obese children: A new study from the University of Michigan Health System finds that obese children are much more likely than normal-weight children to have problems with airway obstruction and other breathing-related functions during surgery.

surgeon accidently kills a patient, undoes the error and starts over again. Can mathematics make such science fiction a reality?

Two-year-old Lakshmi, who underwent a complex 27-hour-long surgery to part with her extra limbs, is "stable", a doctor said on Thursday.

Indian doctors say they have successfully separated a two-year-old girl from her conjoined twin and reconstructed her body after a marathon operation at a Bangalore hospital.

Doctors in Bangalore, south India, are carrying out a massive operation to save the life of a two-year-old girl born with four arms and legs, the Hindustan Times said Tuesday.