Outline of anesthesia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to anesthesia:

Anesthesia – pharmacologically induced and reversible state of amnesia, analgesia, loss of responsiveness, loss of skeletal muscle reflexes or decreased sympathetic nervous system, or all simultaneously. This allows patients to undergo surgery and other procedures without the distress and pain they would otherwise experience. An alternative definition is a "reversible lack of awareness," including a total lack of awareness (e.g. a general anesthetic) or a lack of awareness of a part of the body such as a spinal anesthetic.

Description of anesthesia

Anesthesia can be described as all of the following:

Types of anesthesia

History of anesthesia

Plants/animals

People

Compounds

General anesthetic drugs

Anesthetic techniques

Complications

Measurements

Instruments used in anesthesiology

Fields of study

Professions

Organizations

Anesthesia publications

Persons influential in anesthesia

References

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