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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 painful stimuli. This effect is achieved by administering either intravenous or inhalational general anaesthetic medications, which often act in combination with an analgesic and neuromuscular ...
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Feb 16, 2023 · Doctors & Departments. Overview. General anesthesia brings on a sleep-like state with the use of a combination of medicines. The medicines, known as anesthetics, are given before and during surgery or other medical procedures. General anesthesia usually uses a combination of intravenous medicines and inhaled gasses.
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General anesthesia is treatment with medication to make you completely unconscious, so that your body will be still for the operation and so that you will not feel pain. Modern technology and safety standards have made general anesthesia safe for most people.
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General anesthetics are medications used to induce an anesthetic state in patients who are about to go under surgery. The anesthetic state refers to a number of conditions that make surgery tolerable for the patient and more manageable for the surgeon.
General anaesthesia is a state of controlled unconsciousness. During a general anaesthetic, medicines are used to send you to sleep, so you're unaware of surgery and do not move or feel pain while it's carried out. General anaesthesia is used for surgical procedures where it's safer or more comfortable for you to be unconscious.