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This can happen when someone has underlying or undiagnosed memory and thinking problems. This has led to questions about whether the general anaesthetic used during surgery can cause dementia, but ...

You have an anaesthetic before you have an operation. This stops you from feeling anything during surgery, especially pain. Types of anaesthetic include a: local anaesthetic to numb a small part of ...

In a previous communication we reported that coeliac blockade by ganglionectomy or by a long-lasting regional anaesthetic prevents death in dogs and rabbits from shock produced by endotoxin given ...

You have an anaesthetic before an operation so that you will not feel any pain. There are different types of anaesthetic. Which ones you have, depends on what surgery you need as well as your general ...

Objective: To investigate the risks and benefits of the use of local anaesthetic in a descriptive case series from three professional football (rugby league and Australian football) teams. Methods: ...