Giving patients oral diazepam before they undergo cataract surgery, instead of running an intravenous (IV) drip with sedatives, can provide adequate, complication-free sedation, a single-center study ...

A 9-year-old girl in California suddenly died on the way home from the dentist, where she underwent dental surgery and was placed under anesthesia, according to a tragic report. The child appeared to ...

The stress that oral surgery patients experience during a procedure can cause elevated heart rates and blood pressure during operations. To avoid these side effects, surgeons often request sedation or ...