Definitions for general anaesthesia
gen·er·al anaes·the·si·a

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1. general anesthesia, general anaesthesianoun

   a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)

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1. General anaesthesia

   General anaesthesia (UK) or general anesthesia (US) is a medically induced loss of consciousness that renders the patient unarousable even with painful stimuli. This effect is achieved by administering either intravenous or inhalational general anaesthetic medications, which often act in combination with an analgesic and neuromuscular blocking agent. Spontaneous ventilation is often inadequate during the procedure and intervention is often necessary to protect the airway. General anaesthesia is generally performed in an operating theater to allow surgical procedures that would otherwise be intolerably painful for a patient, or in an intensive care unit or emergency department to facilitate endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients. A variety of drugs may be administered, with the overall goal of achieving unconsciousness, amnesia, analgesia, loss of reflexes of the autonomic nervous system, and in some cases paralysis of skeletal muscles. The optimal combination of anesthetics for any given patient and procedure is typically selected by an anaesthetist, or another provider such as a nurse anaesthetist (depending on local practice and law), in consultation with the patient and the surgeon, dentist, or other practitioner performing the operative procedure.

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1. general anaesthesia

   General anaesthesia is a medically induced state of unconsciousness, during which a patient does not feel pain and is unaware of what is happening around them. It is typically used during surgical procedures to prevent discomfort and anxiety. It involves the use of various medications administered by an anaesthesiologist usually through injection or inhalation. These medications suppress the nervous system, leading to a temporary loss of sensation and consciousness.

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1. General anaesthesia

   General anaesthesia is a medically induced coma and loss of protective reflexes resulting from the administration of one or more general anaesthetic agents. A variety of medications may be administered, with the overall aim of ensuring sleep, amnesia, analgesia, relaxation of skeletal muscles, and loss of control of reflexes of the autonomic nervous system. The optimal combination of these agents for any given patient and procedure is typically selected by an anaesthesiologist or another provider such as an anaesthesiologist assistant or nurse anaesthetist, in consultation with the patient and the medical or dental practitioner performing the operative procedure.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of general anaesthesia in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

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   The numerical value of general anaesthesia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=general anaesthesia
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Anaesthesia
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=general anaesthesia