FOR many decades obstetricians have concerned themselves with finding newer drugs and combinations of drugs to alleviate the pain of the first stage of labor. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a ...

A higher intensity of pain during infiltration of local anesthesia during cesarean delivery was associated with increased pain at 24 hours postpartum and lower global health ratings, although the ...

Articaine given only by buccal infiltration may not be as effective as lidocaine with standard infiltration and palatal injection for molar extractions. The study was recently published in the Journal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed use of local infiltration analgesia as an adjuvant therapy to spinal anesthesia may ...

A 64-year-old woman in Tennessee experienced tongue paralysis, which affected her ability to talk, following the administration of local infiltration anesthesia for a dental restoration procedure. The ...

To the Editor: I have the honor to send you this letter with my sincere respect for you and your journal. I am one of the most enthusiastic readers of the New England Journal of Medicine and deeply ...

Anesthesia is a type of medication that prevents people from feeling pain during or following surgery. There are four main categories of anesthesia: local, regional, general, and sedation. Share on ...