Former President George W. Bush, 68, recently had knee surgery. As an anesthesiologist, I am a doctor that specializes in putting patients to sleep for surgical procedures. Naturally, I was curious as ...

1. Local anesthesia comprises of topical anesthesia and injectable local anesthesia. a) Topical Anesthetics are applied locally to mouth tissues with a swab to prevent pain on the surface level.

SAN DIEGO — Intermediate- to high-risk patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVR) had equally good safety and efficacy outcomes with two types of second-generation valves ...