“Does anesthesia paralyze your lungs?”
I will have surgery under general anesthesia. Does anesthesia paralyze your lungs?
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The induction agents used in general anesthesia suppress voluntary,respirations (an action on the brain); inhalational agents that maintain general anesthesia maintain unconsciousness (through an action on the brain), but they also inhibit the normal clearance of secretions from the inner linings of the lung, bronchi, and alveoli by the cilia that line the tracheobronchial tree. This has an effect on smokers and people with asthma that can lead to the accumulation of secretions in the airway upon awakening from general anesthesia that exacerbates postoperative coughing.
No.
There are many types of anesthesia.
Often they assist your breathing during the procedures. Your oxygen level is monitored.
General anesthesia usually means you couldn't breathe effectively without assistance while certain medications are in use. The agents get reversed or dissipate, and you awaken.
Anesthesiologists are skilled practitioners who do such things for a living.
Often they assist your breathing during the procedures. Your oxygen level is monitored.
General anesthesia usually means you couldn't breathe effectively without assistance while certain medications are in use. The agents get reversed or dissipate, and you awaken.
Anesthesiologists are skilled practitioners who do such things for a living.
General anesthesia is used to put you to sleep. Other medications are sometimes used to paralyze the breathing muscle. While you are under anesthesia, a breathing machine does the work for you.
General anesthesia can be managed with the patient in many different ways. Not paralyzed and actually breathing on their own, not paralyzed and Anesthesiologist or machine helps patient breathe, breathing tube with paralysis and machine or Anesthesiologist helping patient breathe. Either way, your Anesthesiologist will be right by your side until the medication wears off and you can breathe well on your own.
Yes, that's why you have to be intubated.
