Atrial fibrillation or arrhythmia causes irregular heartbeats. As a result, blood flow is slowed which increases the risk of stroke.
Cardiac bypass surgery presents special risks related to limited blood flow to the heart. Yale Medicine anesthesiologists have expertise in this area.
Anesthesiologists make sure that patients with breast cancer are safe and comfortable both during and after surgery, tailoring sedation to your needs.
For patients having a colonoscopy, Yale Medicine's anesthesiologists offer both conscious sedation and general anesthesia, tailored to your needs.
Organ transplants, including heart, liver, kidney and pancreas, require highly specialized anesthesiology skills.
Women with uterine fibroids who opt to have them surgically removed will usually be given general anesthesia before their procedure.
For people having a hernia repair, anesthesiologists work alongside surgeons to ensure the patient's comfort and safety during the procedure.
Critical care anesthesiologists, referred to as intensivists, often play a major role in critical care (or intensive care) medicine.
Our cardiac surgeons are national leaders in research, repairing heart conditions, implanting artificial devices and performing heart transplants.
Thousands of heart surgeries are performed every day in the United States. Many patients have excellent results—not only do patients survive longer than they used to, they enjoy a good quality of life.