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    General anaesthesia (UK) or general anesthesia (US) is a method of medically inducing loss of consciousness that renders a patient unarousable even with...
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    Spinal anaesthesia (or spinal anesthesia), also called spinal block, subarachnoid block, intradural block and intrathecal block, is a form of neuraxial...
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    anaesthetist/anesthesiologist to induce or maintain general anaesthesia to facilitate surgery. General anaesthetics have been widely used in surgery since...
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  • deliver anaesthesia solely by inhalation or injection, but most commonly the two forms are combined, with an injection given to induce anaesthesia and a...
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  • 1991). "Conscious awareness during general anaesthesia--what are we attempting to monitor?". British Journal of Anaesthesia. 66 (6): 635–7. doi:10.1093/bja/66...
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  • or general anesthesia. Local anaesthesia is more preferred because it is economical, easy to perform and the risk involved is less. Local anaesthesia has...
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    primary safety concerns with pholcodine revolve around death during general anaesthesia. Administration of pholcodine causes production of antibodies linked...
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    sedation at most. Local and spinal anaesthesia find common use. Difficult interventions may need general anaesthesia; surgical opening of the abdominal...
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    in castrating a horse, one requiring only local anaesthesia and the other requiring general anaesthesia. Each technique has advantages and disadvantages...
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  • during general anaesthesia are reasonably common if care is not taken to prevent them. The incidence of eye injuries during general anaesthesia has been...
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    anaesthetic agent offers smooth and reliable induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia with minimal effects on non-target organ systems. In addition it...
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    achieved may be lasting. General anaesthesia for dentistry can only be carried out in a hospital setting. The use of general anaesthesia to reduce the pain...
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    Walter Channing (physician) Joseph Thomas Clover Curare James Esdaile General anaesthesia Arthur Ernest Guedel History of anatomy History of medicine History...
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    Caudal anaesthesia (or caudal anesthesia) is a form of neuraxial regional anaesthesia conducted by accessing the epidural space via the sacral hiatus....
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    Laryngoscopy may be performed to facilitate tracheal intubation during general anaesthesia or cardiopulmonary resuscitation or for surgical procedures on the...
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    to induce anaesthesia (77%); performed tracheal intubation (74%); administered spinal anaesthesia (57%); administered epidural anaesthesia (44%); managed...
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  • to reduce the risk of this developing in so far as possible. Regional anaesthesia is preferred, as it allows for detection of early signs of TURP syndrome...
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  • surgical procedure. PONV affects about 10% of the population undergoing general anaesthesia each year. PONV can be unpleasant and lead to a delay in mobilization...
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  • may be performed under local anaesthesia but it is commonly carried under general anaesthesia. The use of topical anaesthesia and injection of adrenaline...
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    without general anaesthesia, although sedation may be used. In more involved procedures, general anaesthesia may be used, although the use of general anaesthesia...
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    difference between regional anaesthesia and general anaesthesia with respect to major outcomes in the mother or baby. Regional anaesthesia may be preferred as...
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  • sexual dimorphism. In veterinary practice, fibroscopy is used under general anaesthesia in birds such as parrots. Molecular sexing is a set of techniques...
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    motion sickness or vertigo. It may also be used for nausea after general anaesthesia or that which developed from opioid use. It is taken by mouth, in...
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  • ACE mixture is an historical anaesthetic agent for general anaesthesia. It was first suggested by George Harley and first used in England around 1860...
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    approximately 0.1%. During general anaesthesia, a patient's exhaled gases, containing carbon dioxide, pass through an anaesthesia machine's breathing circuit...
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    Labial reduction can be performed under local anaesthesia, conscious sedation, or general anaesthesia, either as a discrete, single surgery, or in conjunction...
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  • unconscious. Mark explains that this is why all people must undergo general anaesthesia before Jaunting. Mark spares his children a gruesome account of the...
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    July 2018. Irwin, Mark A. (June 2022). "The Thailand Cave Rescue: General Anaesthesia in Unique Circumstances Presents Ethical Challenges for the Rescue...
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  • anesthesia (or dental anaesthesia) is the application of anesthesia to dentistry. It includes local anesthetics, sedation, and general anesthesia. In dentistry...
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    of neuromuscular blockade induced by rocuronium and vecuronium in general anaesthesia. It is the first selective relaxant binding agent (SRBA). It is marketed...
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