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Is anesthesia safe?
The anesthetics are almost completely safe, but every operation carries a very slight risk. A recent poll in Britain showed that for every million anesthesia practice occurs about five deaths. Patients with poor health have a greater risk than those who are healthy.
What is a “premedication”?
While waiting for surgery, patients are given a treatment called “Premedication” to feel slightly numb and not be nervous. It may not even remember being taken to surgery or been anesthetized.
Where and how a patient is anesthetized?
The patient is injected with anesthesia usually in the hand, and in the operating room. In some patients, usually children, are a numbing cream on the skin in advance so that not even feel the injection. Others are given to breathe a gas mixture through a mask to sleep quickly. A parent is allowed to stay with their child until the anesthesia.
How and where the patient wakes up?
After surgery, the anesthesiologist stopped the administration of anesthesia and the patient is taken to a resuscitation area where there is specially trained nurses. The longer the operation, the longer it takes to awaken the patient. Once they are fully awake, he was taken to his room. Sometimes the patient regained consciousness in the operating room once the operation has finished, without this entailing any risk.
How do patients feel when they wake up?
They often feel cold and slightly confusing. They may feel pain or nausea, but these symptoms can be treated when the anesthesiologist visits patients to check that everything is in order.
What happens after surgery?
Recovery depends on the type of intervention. After minor surgery, the patient is encouraged to get up as soon as possible and generally be allowed to eat and drink within hours.
Credit to: Dr Gordon F. N. Smith.
