Anaesthesia is the use of medicines to prevent pain during surgery and other procedures. These medicines are called anaesthetics. They may be given by injection, inhalation, topical lotion, spray, eye drops, or skin patch. They cause you to have a loss of feeling or awareness.
Anaesthesia may be used in minor procedures, such as filling a tooth. It could be used during childbirth or procedures such as colonoscopies. And it is used during minor and major surgeries.An anaesthetist is a doctor who specialises in giving anaesthesia.
Anaesthesia is the use of medicines to prevent pain during surgery and other procedures. These medicines are called anaesthetics. They may be given by injection, inhalation, topical lotion, spray, eye drops, or skin patch. They cause you to have a loss of feeling or awareness.
numbs a small part of the body. It might be used on a tooth that needs to be pulled or on a small area around a wound that needs stitches. You are awake and alert during local anaesthesia.
is used for larger areas of the body such as an arm, a leg, or everything below the waist. You may be awake during the procedure, or you may be given sedation. Regional anaesthesia may be used during childbirth, a Caesarean delivery (C-section), or minor surgeries.
affects the whole body. It makes you unconscious and unable to move. It is used during major surgeries, such as heart surgery, brain surgery, back surgery, and organ transplants.
