Anesthesia

Too sick for heart valve surgery? Conscious sedation, a safe alternative to general anesthesia

According to the research, the patients who underwent conscious sedation had a similar rate of adverse events to those who underwent anesthesia, but those who were given conscious sedation had shorter stays in the intensive care unit (30 versus 96 hours for those with general anesthesia) and shorter hospital stays (4.9 days versus 10.4 days).

Apr 12, 2017, 09:46 AM IST

Kristen Stewart to star in thriller 'Underwater'

Kristen Stewart, who has been starring in indie films in the past few years, is now back with a big studio as she is in talks to play a lead role in Fox's adventure thriller "Underwater".

Feb 23, 2017, 12:50 PM IST