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 ...

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.

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

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

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.

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.