General anesthesia is a mixture of drugs that puts you to sleep before operation. You wouldn’t feel any pain under general anesthesia since you’re entirely asleep. In most cases, general anesthesia is achieved by using a mix of injectable medications and breathed gasses (anesthetics). This is more than merely falling asleep, though it may feel like that to you. However, the anesthetized brain does not react to pain impulses or responses.
Why Does Anesthesiologist Administer General Anesthesia?
An anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist will prescribe the best anesthetic choice for you. Depending on the nature of the procedure, your overall health, and your unique requirements. Your physician may prescribe general anesthesia for certain operations. These include operations that may:
- The procedure takes some time.
- Result in considerable blood loss.
- Put you in a frigid atmosphere.
- Influence your breathing (particularly chest or upper abdominal surgery).
What To Expect Before The Procedure
Your anesthesiologist will consult with you and may tell you things regarding:
- Your health records
- Your prescriptions, medications, and herbal cures
- Allergies
- Your previous anesthetic experiences
What To Expect During The Procedure
The anesthesiologist may place a tube into your mouth or nose down your esophagus once you’ve fallen asleep. The tube guarantees that you obtain adequate oxygen while also protecting your lungs from blood and other fluids, including stomach secretions. Before the tube is inserted to relieve tension in your throat, you will be given muscle relaxants.
Other solutions, including a laryngeal airway mask, may be used by your physician to regulate your breathing throughout the operation.
While you sleep, you are constantly monitored by a member of the anesthetic medical team. They will make necessary adjustments to your medicines, respiration, temperature, hydration, and heart rate. Any complications that arise during operation are treated with extra drugs, fluids, and, in some cases, blood transfusions.
What To Expect After The Operation
The anesthesiologist reverses the drugs when the operation is over, causing you to be awakened. You will gradually wake up in either the operating room or the recovery room. When you initially wake up, you’ll undoubtedly feel sluggish and a bit disoriented. You may encounter the following common adverse effects:
- Sickness
- Vomiting
- Mouth dryness
- Throat discomfort
- Muscular pain
- Itching
- Convulsing
- Drowsiness
- Hoarseness that isn’t unbearable
