general anesthesia

Anesthesia characterized by unconsciousness, muscle relaxation, and loss of sensation over the entire body, and resulting from the administration of a general anesthetic.

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general anesthesia - a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)

general anaesthesia

anaesthesia, anesthesia - loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

inhalation anesthesia - general anesthesia achieved by administration of an inhalation anesthetic

twilight sleep - a state of general anesthesia in which the person retains a slight degree of consciousness; can be induced by injection of scopolamine or morphine

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Jeon and her associates evaluated the success and safety of treatment of PWSs with a pulsed dye laser at age 1 year or younger in the office setting without general anesthesia. They reviewed the charts of 197 patients, who received their first treatment at their center during 2000-2017; the data cutoff was at 1 year following the initial treatment.

Treatment of infant port wine stains found safe, effective

Conclusion: sFNB combined with general anesthesia, especially that using laryngeal mask, were superior to general anesthesia alone, which reduced recovery and extubation times, and decreased intraoperative and postoperative drug uses, postoperative early VAS score and adverse reactions.

Clinical effects of single femoral nerve block in combination with general anesthesia on geriatric patients receiving total knee arthroplasty

The implicated surgeon described the procedure to the anesthesiologist in charge of the patient as being risk-free, and that he needs general anesthesia due to the difficulty in accessing the mediastinal mass.

Intraoperative Tracheal Obstruction Management among Patients with Anterior Mediastinal Masses

Conclusion: Cognitive impairment is less in total intravenous anesthesia as compared to general anesthesia for ECT in patients of depressive episode severe.

PATTERN OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AFTER GIVING TOTAL INTRAVENOUS ANAESTHESIA VS GENERAL ANAESTHESIA FOR ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH DEPRESSIVE EPISODE SEVERE

Since those studies haven't been done yet, for now I'd say: if general anesthesia isn't required--if the procedure is entirely cosmetic, or can safely be put off until a child is older--it makes sense to wait.

Risks of Surgery

The remaining 127 patients received only general anesthesia. Patients completed a questionnaire before surgery to evaluate what level of postoperative pain they expected on a 0-10 scale.

`Overestimating` postoperative pain causes anxiety in patients

General anesthesia time for pediatric dental cases.

Effects of medical and mental status on treatment modalities in patients treated under general anaesthesia at the KTU Faculty of Dentistry in Trabzon, Turkey: A comparative retrospective study

The physicians precipitated the patient's hypotension by giving her an excessive dose of morphine and bupivacaine via epidural catheter prior to induction of general anesthesia, and then failed to give her sufficient doses of vasopressors to increase her BP to safe levels.

Woman dies after uterine fibroid removal

Obtaining IV access to conduct general anesthesia can be a challenge in many cases, especially in the pediatric population.

Conducting Prolonged General Anesthesia without Intravenous Access in a Child with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

spinal and general anesthesia in percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

Study of spinal anaesthesia in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL)