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How long does it take for anesthesia to kick in?
About 10 seconds.
Can you breathe on your own during general anesthesia?
Yes and no. It depends on what is needed for the surgery. Sometimes the surgeon needs your muscles to be relaxed to facilitate the surgery. In this case, a ventilator breathes READ MORE
Yes and no. It depends on what is needed for the surgery. Sometimes the surgeon needs your muscles to be relaxed to facilitate the surgery. In this case, a ventilator breathes for you. Other times you breathe on your own or with slight assistance from the ventilator.
"Artists are the people driven by the tension between the desire to communicate and the desire to hide." -Donald Woods Winnicott
"Artists are the people driven by the tension between the desire to communicate and the desire to hide." -Donald Woods Winnicott
Why do you vomit after anesthesia?
Anesthetic gases and opioids both trigger neural receptors that can cause vomiting.
Is general anesthesia safe for dental work?
Yes, if it’s administered by someone specifically trained in anesthesia.
Are you awake during varicocele surgery?
Not typically.
Can you get general anesthesia for a vasectomy?
Yes, but it’s rarely necessary.
What anesthesia is used for childbirth?
Could be nothing, oral or IV pain meds, nitrous gas, or a labor epidural.
What type of anesthesia is used for a facelift?
Typically general anesthesia with a breathing tube, but it varies from one surgeon and anesthesiologist to the next.
What are the disadvantages of local anesthesia?
This depends on what you’re defining as local anesthesia. In our world, the term “local” when used as an anesthetic type means that the surgeon injects local anesthetic at the READ MORE
This depends on what you’re defining as local anesthesia. In our world, the term “local” when used as an anesthetic type means that the surgeon injects local anesthetic at the surgical site and we are not involved.
Having a local anesthetic for the surgery itself under the practice of anesthesia we call ‘regional anesthesia” and this typically includes sedation for both the nerve block and the surgical procedure.
Having a local anesthetic for the surgery itself under the practice of anesthesia we call ‘regional anesthesia” and this typically includes sedation for both the nerve block and the surgical procedure.
How does high blood sugar affect anesthesia?
Not much at all. It does affect healing though.
How do you flush anesthesia out of your body?
Everything we use will be processed and eliminated within minutes to hours. But you can speed the process a bit with deep breathing and hydration…but minimally.
Can anesthesia cause personality changes?
Unlikely, but probably not impossible
What are the complications of local anesthesia?
Typically nothing. Anytime skin contact is made and the skin broken with a procedure there is a risk of bleeding infection or damage to other structures or the medication not adding READ MORE
Typically nothing. Anytime skin contact is made and the skin broken with a procedure there is a risk of bleeding infection or damage to other structures or the medication not adding up in the bra proper spot.
How is anesthesia different for people with serious illnesses?
Our job is to pick the anesthetic best tailored to the patient with consideration of all their illnesses and comorbidities. Sometimes that might mean different medications, fewer READ MORE
Our job is to pick the anesthetic best tailored to the patient with consideration of all their illnesses and comorbidities. Sometimes that might mean different medications, fewer medications, lower doses, or possibly different techniques like nerve blocks with sedation versus general anesthesia.
What type of anesthesia is used for total hip replacement?
Can be either spinal or general. The choice depends upon the surgeon and patient and anesthesiologist developing the desired plan.
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Paul Jacob Fronapfel, M.D.
What type of anesthesia is used for toe surgery?
It could be anything from sedation with local by the surgeon, to a nerve block with sedation, to a general anesthetic. The choice depends upon the particular surgery, what the READ MORE
It could be anything from sedation with local by the surgeon, to a nerve block with sedation, to a general anesthetic. The choice depends upon the particular surgery, what the surgeon wants, and what you want.
Paul Jacob Fronapfel, M.D.
Paul Jacob Fronapfel, M.D.
What type of anesthesia is used for prostate surgery?
Typically a general anesthetic. If the procedure is open, versus laparoscopic, spinal anesthesia is an option.
What type of anesthesia is used for foot surgery?
It depends on the surgery, the surgeon, and the surgical technique. Could be anything from sedation and local anesthetic to a nerve block with sedation, to a General anesthetic READ MORE
It depends on the surgery, the surgeon, and the surgical technique. Could be anything from sedation and local anesthetic to a nerve block with sedation, to a General anesthetic
What type of anesthesia is used for elbow surgery?
This depends upon the surgeon, the particular surgery, and your choice. Some elbow surgeries are done with local anesthetic and sedation, others with a general anesthetic, or with READ MORE
This depends upon the surgeon, the particular surgery, and your choice. Some elbow surgeries are done with local anesthetic and sedation, others with a general anesthetic, or with a nerve block and sedation. Sometimes a nerve block is used for postop pain control and a general anesthetic for the surgery itself
What type of anesthesia is used for kidney stone surgery?
It depends on the specific surgery, but typically general anesthesia with a breathing tube. Spinal or epidural anesthesia is an option, but rarely selected by patients.
