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A nurse anesthetist is an advanced practice nurse who administers anesthesia for surgery or other medical procedures. Nurse anesthetists (NA's) administer or participate in administration of anesthesia services in 107 countries, working with or without anesthesiologists. [1] Because of different historical backgrounds, anesthetist ...
Intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) or Bier's block anesthesia is an anesthetic technique on the body's extremities where a local anesthetic is injected intravenously and isolated from circulation in a target area. The technique usually involves exsanguination of the target region, which forces blood out of the extremity, followed by the ...
Anesthesia for eye surgery. Anesthesia provision in the United States. Aortocaval compression syndrome. ASA physical status classification system. Atracurium besilate. Audioanalgesia.
The history of neuraxial anaesthesia dates back to the late 1800s [1] and is closely intertwined with the development of anaesthesia in general. [2] Neuraxial anaesthesia, in particular, is a form of regional analgesia placed in or around the Central Nervous System, used for pain management and anaesthesia for certain surgeries and procedures.
Anesthesia dolorosa or anaesthesia dolorosa or deafferentation pain is pain felt in an area (usually of the face) which is completely numb to touch. The pain is described as constant, burning, aching or severe. It can be a side effect of surgery involving any part of the trigeminal system, and occurs after 1–4% of peripheral surgery for ...
Total intravenous anaesthesia. Total intravenous anesthesia ( TIVA) refers to the intravenous administration of anesthetic agents to induce a temporary loss of sensation or awareness. The first study of TIVA was done in 1872 using chloral hydrate, [1] and the common anesthetic agent propofol was licensed in 1986.
Saddle anesthesia is a loss of sensation ( anesthesia) restricted to the area of the buttocks, perineum and inner surfaces of the thighs . Asymmetric saddle anesthesia is frequently associated with the spine-related injury cauda equina syndrome. [1] It is also seen symmetrically with conus medullaris and may occur as a temporary side effect of ...
