A hospital worker was discovered asleep in an operating theatre, covered by a sheet, after self-administering anaesthetic gas, a disciplinary tribunal has been told. Operating department practitioner ...

Troy Butler was found asleep on a trolley by a colleague A hospital worker was found asleep on a trolley after taking anaesthetic gas to help him sleep, a disciplinary tribunal has heard. Troy Butler ...

Gases used in anesthesia are potent greenhouse gases, and their total global impact has not previously been known. A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health led by Lund University shows that ...

A recent study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience reported that brain clearance is reduced during anesthesia and sleep. Sleep represents a state of vulnerable inactivity. Given the risks of ...

I recently had surgery. I spoke with the anesthesiologist and learned what would happen and what to expect. In the operating room, I got comfortable on the table and had a mask placed over my nose and ...

A hospital worker was found asleep on a trolley after taking anaesthetic gas to help him sleep, a disciplinary tribunal has heard. Troy Butler was working as an operating department practitioner ...