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Description and treatment. Postanesthetic shivering is one of the leading causes of discomfort in patients recovering from general anesthesia. It usually results due to the anesthetic inhibiting the body's thermoregulatory capability, although cutaneous vasodilation (triggered by post-operative pain) may also be a causative factor.
The incidence of eye injuries during general anaesthesia has been studied, and different methods of eye protection have been compared. [citation needed] When eyes are untaped during general anaesthesia, the incidence of ocular injury has been reported to be as high as 44%. [ 1][ 2] If tape is used to hold the eyes closed, ocular injury occurs ...
General anaesthesia. 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. [ 5] This effect is achieved by administering either intravenous or inhalational general anaesthetic medications, which often act in combination with an ...
Brachial plexus block is a regional anesthesia technique that is sometimes employed as an alternative or as an adjunct to general anesthesia for surgery of the upper extremity. This technique involves the injection of local anesthetic agents in close proximity to the brachial plexus, temporarily blocking the sensation and ability to move the ...
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. TIVA is currently employed in various procedures as an ...
Spinal anaesthesia. Spinal anaesthesia (or spinal anesthesia ), also called spinal block, subarachnoid block, intradural block and intrathecal block, [ 1] is a form of neuraxial regional anaesthesia involving the injection of a local anaesthetic or opioid into the subarachnoid space, generally through a fine needle, usually 9 cm (3.5 in) long.
In single-agent anesthesia, the depth of anesthesia can only be increased by administering higher doses of single drugs, with a corresponding increase in adverse side effects. Control of the effects, such as muscle relaxation or motor paralysis, for example, can similarly only be affected by varying dosage.
Kathie Lee Gifford is sharing insight into her recovery following a fall that led to a week-long hospital stay and a fractured pelvis while she was still healing from hip surgery. The former Today ...