anesthesia

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On the following pages you will find useful information about anesthesia, types of anesthesia and pain therapy

The anesthesia

During anesthesia, the patient is given drugs that cause the body to go into a kind of sleep state. This enables surgical interventions without feeling pain or defensive reactions.

Here you will find everything useful about anesthesia:

• Induction of anesthesia
• Anesthesia during pregnancy

The aftermath of anesthesia

The most common after-effects of anesthesia are nausea and vomiting. Older patients in particular can develop a state of confusion after anesthesia called delirium.

Here you will find everything useful about the topic:

• Aftermath of anesthesia
• Duration of the aftereffects of anesthesia.
• Vomiting after anesthesia

Anesthesia in children

In principle, anesthesia is the same for children and adults. In children, however, induction of anesthesia is usually carried out by inhalation with anesthetic gas.

Here you will find everything useful about the topic:

• Anesthesia in children
• General anesthesia in children

Anesthesia despite having a cold

A mild to moderate cold is usually not an obstacle to anesthesia. Nevertheless, it is important to inform the doctor about it so that he can make a decision about whether the anesthesia can be performed.
Here you will find helpful information on the subject of anesthesia for a cold.

Risks of anesthesia

In addition to previous illnesses of the patient, which can influence the anesthesia, allergies to the anesthetic drugs also pose a risk.

Find out about the risks of anesthesia.

General anesthesia

The term general anesthesia is a colloquial term used to describe the form of anesthesia in which both the patient's consciousness and pain perception are switched off with medication.

Information about general anesthesia:

• The time to wake up after general anesthesia
• General anesthesia for a cold
• Aftermath of general anesthesia
• The risks of general anesthesia

Side effects of general anesthesia

General anesthesia is very safe. However, there is some residual risk of side effects from general anesthesia such as headache, nausea, and vomiting.

Read more about this under: Side effects of general anesthesia

Regional anesthesia

With regional anesthesia, only smaller regions of the body are numbed. This procedure is less risky than general anesthesia, but cannot be used for every procedure.

Find out all about regional anesthesia:

• The spinal anesthesia
• The epidural anesthesia / epidural anesthesia
• Epidural Infiltration

Risks in anesthesia

As with any medical procedure, complications can arise during anesthesia. Allergic reactions can occur or, if the person is genetically predisposed, malignant hyperthermia.

Find out more about these topics on our website:

• Risks of anesthesia
• Malignant hyperthermia

The different anesthetics

Depending on which anesthetic method is used, different anesthetics are used. These differ in their effect and the type of application.

Here you will find everything useful about the topic:

• Anesthetics
• Types of anesthesia
• Laughing gas

The pain therapy

Pain therapy is about using various techniques to alleviate acute or chronic pain.

You can find a lot of useful information on this topic at:

• Pain therapy
• Chronic pain syndrome
• Postoperative pain therapy
• The pain diary