Patients who had common procedures performed outside of the operating room (OR) were more likely to go home instead of to a long-term care facility when they were discharged from the hospital if their ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Following interventional radiology procedures such as coronary angioplasty, patients were more likely to be discharged home, rather than to a nursing or long-term care facility, when ...

Conscious sedation helps reduce anxiety, discomfort, and pain during certain medical procedures. Doctors use medications and sometimes local anesthesia to induce relaxation. Conscious sedation is now ...