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mercredi 3 juillet 2013

The Varied Types Of Anesthesia

By Lila Barry


Anaesthesia is a condition where there is a blockage of sensations temporarily. This is usually done during a surgery to ensure that the patient does not feel any pain during the surgery. Depending on the kind of surgery one is going to be having and the area where one will be operated, there are different types of anesthesia in the market.

A doctor may consider using local anaesthesia. This type is usually suitable where the patient is undergoing a minor surgery. Usually it can be injected or be applied onto the area where the doctor would want numb. As its name suggest, it is local therefore it numbs only the area that has been injected only unlike others that can numb the whole body.

The other common kind is known as regional anaesthesia. When using this one, a drug is applied to a cluster of nerves. This leads to the numbing of a larger part of the body for example below the waist. This type is specifically used to ensure the patient is comfortable during the surgical procedure and after the operation.

Another type that may be used to ensure that the patient is completely unconscious during the surgery is general anaesthesia. When this anaesthesia is used it usually seems as though someone is sleeping during the operation and once they wake up, they usually do not have any recollection of what happened. This kind of anesthesia can be given by inhalation of gases by breathing through a mask or putting a needle directly into a vein.

Other kinds of anaesthesia are caudal anaesthesia. This type can be used by doctors on areas round the legs, buttocks, within the inner thighs and the area between your legs. It is just another type of regional anaesthesia as it is usually injected onto a place where there is a group of nerves and the whole area will be numb.

Other commonly used kinds of regional anaesthesia include interscalene block and IV regional anaesthesia. Each one of these kinds is suitable for use on a specific body part. The interscalene block is commonly used by doctors to number the areas around the shoulders and arm during a surgical procedure. The IV regional block on the other hand is used to numb the leg or arm during an operation.

Spinal anaesthesia is another kind that a doctor can use. It is normally used to numb a patient from their abdomen to the feet. This is usually done during procedures like childbirth or the removal of the appendix.

The varied types of anesthesia are appropriate for use by physicians. With respect to the type of surgery you may have, you will be given a particular anaesthesia. You may be given this anaesthesia through breathing in some vapor or it can be injected into a vein. Before any kind of anaesthesia can be used, it is considered essential for the physician to understand if the patient reacts negatively to any kind of anaesthesia. This can prevent cases when people react adversely when injected a specific type of anaesthesia.




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