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Anesthesia

Over the last two decades, anesthesiologists have aimed to achieve "low-dose" infusion epidurals, a combination of drugs that blocks pain during childbirth while leaving movement mostly unaffected, according to an L.A. Times report.

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More research is needed to determine whether minimizing anesthetic exposure will improve outcomes in vulnerable patients, according to a study published in Anesthesiology that examined the effect of anesthesia depth on long-term mortality.

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