It’s called “EZ Induction," and it's the brainchild of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital’s anesthesia nurse practitioner Abby Hess. “We show the kids the mask.

The patented invention provides an anesthesia mask with an integrated pacifier. In doing so, it helps comfort and soothe the child during surgical induction. It also may reduce stress and fear.

The gaming app is called EZ Induction and transforms a scary anesthesia mask into a fun game controller.

IN INFANTS and children the technic of induction of anesthesia demands careful consideration, if optimal results are to be obtained. The success of the induction depends upon several factors, one o ...

An Ohio nurse practitioner and clinical researcher created a breath-controlled video game that makes going under anesthesia less stressful for kids.

Cincinnati Children's is the first medical center in the United States to pilot a video game to help children relax when they need to receive anesthesia before falling asleep for surgery.

Preoxygenation with a bag-valve-mask device does not reduce the risk for hypoxemia compared with preoxygenation with a facemask, a secondary analysis of two trials shows.

The second derivative wave of the PTG (SDPTG) enables evaluation of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular aging. Responses of SDPTG indices and hemodynamic parameters to anesthesia induction are unknown.

Published results showed syringe pump induction may be associated with less propofol waste compared with manual induction after IV anesthesia for outpatient surgery. “In some institutions ...