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General anesthetics induce a reversible coma, often for surgery. Learn about the risks, side effects, and differences between local and general anesthesia.

Did you know there are 5 (not just making you unconscious!) vital components in General Anaesthesia?

Stages of GA General Anesthesia

Medical Case Presentation on Instagram: “Epidural and spinal #anesthesia are types of anesthesia in which a local anesthetic is injected near the spinal cord and nerve roots.…”

Do I always need general anesthesia? - "For many patients considering cosmetic surgery, one of their major concerns is the type of anesthesia that will be used. “Will I need to be completely knocked out?”, “What if I don’t wake up?” are among some pretty standard questions I hear during the consultation. To better answer these questions, let’s agree on the terminology first..."

General anesthesia vs sedation (twilight) drugs, side effects, definitions, meanings explained. List of example general anesthetic and sedative medication names used, drug classification, and mechanism of action. Propofol, ketamine, etomidate, midazolam versed, inhalation anesthetics, nitrous oxide

Ending anesthetics requires the removal of a breathing tube, an event called extubation, which is a sometimes dangerous event. Extubation is risky business.

The trachea (windpipe) leads from the larynx to the lungs. Learn about the anatomy and function of the trachea and how tracheal diseases are treated.