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Can anesthesia cause emotional problems?
Sometimes patients can awaken tearful from general anesthesia, but they can't pinpoint why they are having an outpouring of emotions. This is usually a short-lived occurrence. READ MORE
Sometimes patients can awaken tearful from general anesthesia, but they can't pinpoint why they are having an outpouring of emotions. This is usually a short-lived occurrence. Permanent emotional lability is not common.
Does anesthesia cause taste loss?
The medications and volatile anesthetic agents may leave a taste that overpowers other tastes of food and drink. This is usually a transient postoperative phenomenon.
Can anesthesia cause dizziness days later?
Yes. Most patients also either have received perioperative narcotic or are taking narcotic pills post-op, which can certainly cause dizziness.
What are the side effects of a local anesthetic?
Side effects of local anesthetic are rare. Overdoses and intravascular injection can result in seizures or cardiovascular instability.
What is the fastest way to recover from anesthesia?
Drink water or drink with electrolytes. Deep breathing. Rest and time.
What surgeries use local anesthesia?
Local anesthesia as the sole anesthetic can usually be used for surgery sites composed of superficial soft tissue. For example, excision of superficial skin or subdermal mass READ MORE
Local anesthesia as the sole anesthetic can usually be used for surgery sites composed of superficial soft tissue. For example, excision of superficial skin or subdermal mass lesions, some vascular procedures, and dental.
Where does your mind go when under anesthesia?
Well, your "mind," aka your brain, stays exactly where it lives - between your ears nestled in your cranium. Under general anesthesia or deep IV sedation, the medications and gases READ MORE
Well, your "mind," aka your brain, stays exactly where it lives - between your ears nestled in your cranium. Under general anesthesia or deep IV sedation, the medications and gases essentially create a disconnect between your body and brain, inhibiting pain and creating an amnestic state. Rest assured that your mind and cognitive state will return upon emergence from anesthesia.
Is anesthesia hard on the heart?
A smooth general anesthesia without significant swings in blood pressure should not stress the heart.
What type of anesthesia is used for vascular surgery?
That depends on the vessels. Usually general anesthesia, but some surgery
What does being under general anesthesia feel like?
While you are unconscious, it doesn't "feel" like anything. You have no sense of time. It's as if you turned off the clock. General anesthesia provides amnesia, analgesia, and READ MORE
While you are unconscious, it doesn't "feel" like anything. You have no sense of time. It's as if you turned off the clock. General anesthesia provides amnesia, analgesia, and muscle relaxation to a variable extent. You will likely feel a bit groggy after you emerge from general anesthesia as the medications are metabolized and cleared from your body.
How likely is it to die under anesthesia?
The risk of dying in the operating theatre under anesthetic is extremely small. For a healthy person having planned surgery, *around 1 person may die for every 100,000 general READ MORE
The risk of dying in the operating theatre under anesthetic is extremely small. For a healthy person having planned surgery, *around 1 person may die for every 100,000 general anesthetics given*. Brain damage as a result of having an anesthetic is so rare that the risk has not been put into numbers.
Can you have general anesthesia with an irregular heartbeat?
Yes. Your anesthesiologist will be monitoring and treating your heart rate and rhythm.
Can general anesthesia go wrong?
By "going wrong" I assume you mean anesthesia problems related to morbidity or mortality. Risks include: allergic reaction, difficulty securing/maintaining the airway, ventilation READ MORE
By "going wrong" I assume you mean anesthesia problems related to morbidity or mortality. Risks include: allergic reaction, difficulty securing/maintaining the airway, ventilation problems/bronchospasm/laryngospasm/pneumothorax, perfusion/blood pressure problems due to hyper/hypotension, and acute surgical blood loss.
Are you unconscious during oral surgery?
That depends. Personally, had all four impacted wisdom teeth extracted under local. If I was given a choice, I would have at least taken some pre-emptive oral sedation/pain medicine. READ MORE
That depends. Personally, had all four impacted wisdom teeth extracted under local. If I was given a choice, I would have at least taken some pre-emptive oral sedation/pain medicine. Ideally, I would have elected for IV sedation with an anesthesiologist. If your oral surgeon offers sedation, whether conscious or unconscious, that is certainly a possibility.
Is anesthesia and this medication ok?
I would not have a contraindication or hesitancy administering an anesthetic to a healthy patient who took Cialis. The onset of vasodilation is gradual and not extreme, so I would READ MORE
I would not have a contraindication or hesitancy administering an anesthetic to a healthy patient who took Cialis. The onset of vasodilation is gradual and not extreme, so I would not expect any cardiovascular instability.
What are the disadvantages of dental anesthesia?
IV sedation can be advantageous to patients with significant anxiety or susceptibility to pain during dental work. If the dental office offers IV sedation, I would recommend being READ MORE
IV sedation can be advantageous to patients with significant anxiety or susceptibility to pain during dental work. If the dental office offers IV sedation, I would recommend being certain that an anesthesiologist deliver it while your vital signs are carefully monitored. The dentist will likely supplement with injection of local anesthetic for post-procedure pain control.
What is the difference between epidural and general anesthesia?
An epidural block is a regional anesthesia technique. A needle is placed in the mid-lower back, and local anesthetic +/- narcotic is injected into the epidural space, where spinal READ MORE
An epidural block is a regional anesthesia technique. A needle is placed in the mid-lower back, and local anesthetic +/- narcotic is injected into the epidural space, where spinal sensory nerves exit the spinal cord. Epidural blocks are popular for birthing labor, but can also be useful for lower extremity or lower abdominal surgery.
What type of anesthesia is used during vascular surgery?
That depends on which vessels. While thoracic, abdominal or neck vessels would most likely require general anesthesia, vascular surgery of the arms and legs could be performed READ MORE
That depends on which vessels. While thoracic, abdominal or neck vessels would most likely require general anesthesia, vascular surgery of the arms and legs could be performed under regional nerve block.
Does local anesthesia raise blood sugar?
No, but the stress of surgery may
