Local, regional, general all are types of anesthesia. These patient safety checklists can be created for every sedation or general anesthesia procedure, as part of the patients medical record. Definition of general anesthesia and levels of sedation. Anesthesia recommendations for patients suffering from. A variety of drugs are given to the patient that have different effects with the overall aim of ensuring unconsciousness, amnesia and analgesia. Thus, at most experienced centers, pcnl is usually performed under general anesthesia. Comparison of the efficacies and feasibilities of regional and general anesthesia article pdf available in korean journal of urology 5412. The effects of spinal anesthesia vs epidural anesthesia on. One common type of pain control is called sedation, which relaxes you and sometimes makes you fall asleep. General anaesthesia 1 general anaesthesia in modern medical practice, general anaesthesia ame. General anaesthesia for caesarean section carries considerable risk and is frequently performed out of hours by relatively junior anaesthetists.
Sedation, analgesia and anesthesia nobody likes pain and today there are many types of anesthesia available to help you feel comfortable during medical tests and procedures. General anaesthesia for caesarean section clinical guideline page 3 of 14 1. General anesthesia during pcnl has many advantages, for example, it enables breathing control and improves patient comfort. Intravenous inhalation volatile combined, balanced. General anesthesia with intubation and controlled ventilation is effectively a universal technique.