It is the use of medicine to prevent or reduce the feeling of pain or sensation during surgery or other painful procedures.
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Anaesthesia is given to patients so that surgery and other medical procedures can be carried out safely and without pain. The word anaesthesia means ‘loss of sensation’. People under anaesthesia will ‘lose’ feelings of pain and other sensations.
It can be relatively simple, like numbing an area around a tooth during dental treatment, or something more complex, like using powerful drugs to cause unconsciousness.
An Anaesthetist administers your anaesthesia.
There are different types of anaesthesia:
It depends on the type of anaesthesia. It might be administered via injection, inhalation, topical lotion, spray, eye drops or skin patches.
It can take anywhere from 30-60 seconds depending on the type of anaesthesia given to the route.
No. After you’re unconscious, your anaesthetist places a breathing tube through your mouth or nose to make sure you maintain proper breathing during the procedure.
After getting anaesthesia in your bloodstream, some of the people might experience:
Please note that these symptoms are very mild.