Anesthesia Anesthesia In cardiopulmonary resuscitation, anaesthesia, emergency medicine, intensive care medicine and first aid, airway management is the process or ensuring that: ...more on Wikipedia about "Airway management"
The incidence of life-threatening hypersensitivity reactions occurring during anaesthesia is around one in 10,000 procedures. Muscle relaxants are involved in over two thirds of the cases. Antibiotic administration is a frequent cause. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allergic reactions during anaesthesia"
A wide variety of drugs are used in modern anaesthetic practice. Many are rarely used outside of anaesthesia, although others are used commonly by all disciplines. Some of the prominent ones include: ...more on Wikipedia about "Anaesthetic drugs"
Anaesthetic monitoring comprises of essential physiological monitors of a patient's basic observations: ...more on Wikipedia about "Anaesthetic monitoring"
Anesthesia ( American English), also anaesthesia ( British English), is the process of blocking the perception of pain and other sensations. This allows patients to undergo surgery and other procedures without the distress and pain they would otherwise experience. It comes from the Greek roots an-, "without" and aesthetos, "perceptible, able to feel". ...more on Wikipedia about "Anesthesia"
Anesthesia awareness, or "intra-operative awareness" occurs during general anesthesia, when a patient is paralyzed with muscle relaxants but not enough general anesthetic or analgesic to prevent consciousness or, more importantly, the sensation of pain and the recall of events. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anesthesia awareness"
The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) is responsible for examining and qualifying anaesthetists in Australia and New Zealand. The College maintains standards of practice in anesthesiology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists" Things go better with shortopedia.
Bispectral index (BIS) monitors are modern neurophysiologic monitoring devices. They continually analyse patients' electroencephalograms during general anaesthesia to assess the level of anaesthesia. The "depth of anaesthesia", is commonly used as a surrogate for "the likliehood of forming memory". The use of BIS monitors is increasing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bispectral index"
Bottled gas is a term used for substances which are gasous at Standard temperature and pressure (STP) and have been compressed and stored in steel or composite bottles known as gas cylinders. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bottled gas"
Capnography is the monitoring of the respiratory carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration as a time-concentration curve. It is a direct monitor of the inhaled and exhaled concentration of CO2, and an indirect monitor of the CO2 concentration in a patient's blood. During anaesthesia, there is interplay between two components: the patient and the anaesthesia administration device (which is usually a breathing circuit and a ventilator or respirator). The critical connection between the two components is either an endotracheal tube or a mask, and CO2 is typically monitored at this junction. Capnography directly reflects the elimination of CO2 by the lungs to the anaesthesia device. Indirectly, it reflects the production of CO2 by tissues and the circulatory transport of CO2 to the lungs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Capnography"
In medicine, cricothyroidotomy is an emergency procedure done to obtain an airway if oropharyngeal intubation is not possible. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cricothyroidotomy"
In modern medical practice, general anaesthesia is a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs. A variety of drugs are given to the patient that have different effects with the overall aim of ensuring unconsciousness, amnesia and analgesia. The anesthesiologist selects the optimal technique for any given patient and procedure. ...more on Wikipedia about "General anaesthesia"
A general anaesthetic drug is an anaesthetic (or anesthetic AE) drug that brings about a reversible loss of consciousness. These drugs are generally administered by an anaesthetist ( CE) (or anesthesiologist AE) in order to induce or maintain general anaesthesia to facilitate surgery. ...more on Wikipedia about "General anaesthetic"
In medicine, intubation is the placement of a tube into an external or internal orifice of the body. Although the term can refer to endoscopic procedures, it is most often used to denote tracheal intubation. Tracheal intubation is placing a tube into the trachea. The most common tracheal intubation is orotracheal intubation. In orotracheal intubation, an endotracheal tube is passed through the mouth, through the larynx, and into the trachea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Intubation"
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In medicine, laryngospasm is an uncontrolled/involuntary muscular contraction ( spasm) of the laryngeal cords. It is an well known, infrequent but serious post-surgery complication. ...more on Wikipedia about "Laryngospasm"
Local anesthesia is any technique to render part of the body insensitive to pain without affecting consciousness. ...more on Wikipedia about "Local anesthesia"
A local anesthetic is a drug that reversibly inhibits the propagation of signals along nerves. When it is used on specific nerve pathways, effects such as analgesia (loss of pain sensation) and paralysis (loss of muscle power) can be achieved. ...more on Wikipedia about "Local anesthetic"
Malignant hyperthermia (MH or MHS for "malignant hyperthermia syndrome", or "malignant hyperpyrexia due to anesthesia") is a life-threatening condition resulting from a genetic sensitivity of skeletal muscles to volatile anaesthetics and depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs that occurs during or after anaesthesia. It is related to, but distinct from, the neuroleptic malignant syndrome. ...more on Wikipedia about "Malignant hyperthermia"
Regional nerve blockade, or more commonly nerve block, is a general term used to refer to the injection of local anesthetic onto or near nerves. Nerve blocks are used to help control pain, but also offer diagnostic benefits by helping to identify specific nerves as pain generators. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nerve block"
A Nurse Anesthetist ( AE) is a Registered Nurse educated and trained to administer anesthesia. Their title, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), reflects their qualifications and abilities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nurse anesthetist"
An operating theatre or operating room is a room within a hospital within which surgical operations are carried out. ...more on Wikipedia about "Operating theatre"
See the general anaesthetic page for current theories. ...more on Wikipedia about "Outdated theories of anaesthetic action"
Oxybuprocaine is the name of a topical eye anesthetic, which is used especially in ophthalmology and otolaryngology. Oxybuprocaine is sold by Novartis under the brand names Novesine or Novesin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Oxybuprocaine"
Pain management is the discipline concerned with the relief of pain. Acute pain, such as occurs with trauma, often has a reversible cause and may require only transient measures and correction of the underlying problem. In contrast, chronic pain often results from conditions that are difficult to diagnose and treat, and that may take a long time to reverse. Some examples include cancer, neuropathy, and referred pain. In such situations, the pain itself is frequently managed separately from the underlying condition of which it is a symptom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pain management"
Pain medicine is a branch of anaesthetics concerned with the treatment of acute and chronic pain. Modern pain medicine is individualised, holistic, and multidisciplinary, using a wide variety of drugs and physical and psychosocial interventions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pain medicine"
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