Raman Shanker

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Severe anxiety can be accompanied by higher BP and heart rate. But with adequate sedation that most patients get prior to surgery, most patients calm down and with the induction of general Anesthesia and proper monitoring of cardiac rhythm, BP and other vital signs a safe anesthesia can be administered by most trained personnel.

This question has to be addressed by your mom's admitting physician.

There is not much you can do for a couple of hours to get rid of the numbness.

Usually, local anesthesia is used.

Lidocaine wears off in about 3 to 4 hours. When was it injected?

During anesthesia some patients have benign arrythmias. However most os the time there is no long term effect on the heart.

You can, depending on the Procedure. However as you never know about any adverse reactions to drugs or Surgery, which can occur and in turn cause nausea and vomiting, it is a good idea to restrict solid food about 5hours before the scheduled surgery. But your surgical staff will let you know their policy on NPO.

Usually we use General Anesthesia with an endotracheal tube for laminectomies and Discectomies.

It will depend entirely on her condition and her physicians who will decide on any necessary medications.

No anesthetic agents have been found to be specifically associated with hair loss. However there are some individuals who might find 'Hair loss' possibly from the debilitating condition, surgery and the prolonged recovery process after a major surgery.

Laser Keratoplasty can be safely accomplished under local Anesthesia.

Not knowing more details like how old your son is and are there any Airway abnormalities it is not easy to give you a definitive answer. However an induction with anesthetic gasses given through a Face Mask is a safe alternative to IV induction.

Generally there is no need to submit a patient to General Anesthesia for a CT scan. However you can talk to your physician to have a anesthesia personnel to prescribe an antianxiety medication before the procedure.

Ideally it is better to avoid Anesthesia during pregnancy. However if it is deemed necessary to have surgery, General Anesthesia can be safely administered by a trained Anesthesiologist.

Yes. The age alone should not increase the risk of General Anesthesia. However, It is the age related modifying factors like cardiopulmonary and metabolic diseases that may increase the risk in older patients.

Not likely. Local anesthetics usually cannot be detected in our blood after a day or two in significant amounts.

I have administered regional block on several patients for this kind of Surgery. The Recovery time will depend upon how extensive the procedure it was and the presence of complicating conditions like Diabetes etc. To go back to work if you are not a manual laborer it should only take 2 to3 weeks. If you need to use your hands at work it would take 6-8 weeks.

If the surgeon thinks he can do it, depending on the location of the polyp and the maturity of the child, it can be done under local anesthesia or general anesthesia. But in a 13-year-old, if I had a choice, I would prefer to administer general anesthesia for the surgery. As an anesthesiologist, I always like to have access to a patient's airway and control the respirations during the surgery.

In theory It is possible that you will be allergic to one or more drugs and agents used in Anesthesia. However it is rare and if you are going to have a reaction it is best to have it under the care of an experienced Anesthesiologist in the OR. The most dreaded reaction to fear is severe anaphylactic shock with bronchospasm and there are several ways to take preventive measures and treat it if necessary.