I am doing a report on anesthesia and from what Iv'e read they used to knock people out or just let them sit through a long painful surgery!
general anesthesia
Chloroform was used to as an anesthesia during the Civil War.
usually local anesthesia
general, regional, or local anesthesia.
anesthetics is used in ambulatory
There are three types of anesthesia: local, regional, and general. Local anesthesia is used to numb a small area of the body, regional anesthesia is used to numb a large area of the body such as an arm or leg, and general anesthesia affects the entire body.
Before undergoing any surgical procedure, answer these questions: Is the surgery medically necessary?; What are the risks involved in undergoing the surgery?; What type of anesthesia will be used?; What are the risks involved in undergoing the anesthesia? If surgery is NOT medically necessary, explore other alternatives. If the risk of undergoing general anesthesia is too great, explore other forms of anesthesia such as a regional block or local anesthesia.
Yes, you will need to remove your fentenyl patch before any type of general anesthesia.
Propofol is mainly used as an induction agent in general anesthesia and would not be used for local anesthesia.
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General or local anesthesia may be used during arthroscopy
The surgery is done under general anesthesia.