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Though rare, the chances of an individual experiencing general anesthesia side effects do exist. The risks
of general anesthesia depends on a range of underlying factors, including the general health of the
individual and the type of anesthetic drug administered.

The fact that general anesthesia affects the entire body means that the chances of general anesthesia side
effects are significantly higher as compared to the side effects of local anesthesia or regional anesthesia.
The common risks associated with this process may range from some simple side effects of general
anesthesia, such as headache or sore throat, to much more severe complications, such as nerve damage
and organ failure, which may eventually result in death. The good news is that the most of these general
anesthesia side effects are minor, and thus can be managed easily. Read more on anesthesia.

 
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General anesthesia is the state of unconsciousness induced upon an individual with the help of certain
anesthetic drugs, while performing a range of medical and surgical procedures. Administration of these
drugs during the surgery ensures that the person loses sensation of the entire body, and thus undergoes
these medical procedures involving intense pain without any trouble. The overall procedure involved
here in quite sophisticated, and involves a range of activities, right from preanaesthetic assessments to
postoperative pain relief.

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The range of side effects associated with general anesthesia rarely occur in healthy individuals. The
occurrence of these side effects is determined by several factors, including which surgery is performed,
type of anesthetic drug administered, the individuals tolerance to the anesthetic drug, the duration of the
surgery, etc. Anesthetic drugs stop the relaying of messages from the nerves to the brain, and hence the
individual experiences loss of sensation. This hindrance in the transfer of messages from the nerves to
the brain can result in a series of side effects on the body, including headache, sore throat, dizziness etc.

The entire body, including the brain of the individual, is affected by anesthetic drugs administered to the
individual. As a result of this, the individual can experience a headache, ranging between slight to
moderate, after the surgery. At times, this headache is accompanied by dizziness and shivering. The
person is barred from eating or drinking anything for a few hours before the surgery. This in turn cause
dryness in the mouth, and eventually results in sore throat. The individual is also bound to feel sick and
nauseous, as the digestion process in brought to a halt. The fact that the transmission of messages from
the nerves to the brain is hampered may also result in vision problems, such as blurred vision and double
vision, for sometime after the surgery. The individual might also complain of muscle pain and tiredness,
depending on what surgery he was subjected to and the duration of the surgery. In rare cases, the
individual may also be subjected to hallucination as a result of the anesthetic drugs. Read more on
anesthesia side effects.

It is not something like all the individuals who are administered general anesthetic drugs should
experience these side effects. An individual may experience a range of general anesthesia side effects
mentioned here, while others may experience just one or two of them. People with underlying serious
medical conditions are most often prone to the risks of general anesthesia, while a healthy individual is
less likely to experience any such side effects or complications of the same. At times, an individual may
be subjected to much more severe general anesthesia dangers, such as nerve damage, organ failure,
aspiration, or suffocation, which may result in death of the individual. The mortality rate for general
anesthesia is as low as about three to five deaths per million cases. In most of these cases, deaths are
caused due to some complications related to a preexisting medical condition.
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Anesthesia is considered as the condition in which sensations and feeling of pain of a patient is generally
gets obstructed by way of giving drugs and gases. The idea behind developing this condition is to help
patients to reduce their pain and suffering while carrying out a surgical procedure. In addition, the type
of surgery and its requirement decides the type of Anesthesia. Let us discuss this in detail:

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It is one of the most common forms of blocking a person¶s sense and sensibility. In this arrangement, a
patient faces difficulty maintaining his own airway and he just cannot breathe properly of his own. To
provide a distress patient some relief, here inhalation gases are generally infused into the internal veins
of the body.

It can be used in below mentioned forms in today¶s medical scenario:


 
:It deals with obstructing the feeling of pain;



: In this system a patient becomes unconscious without giving him Analgesia;



: Blockage of memory;

 

: For restricting unwanted body and muscle movement;

   


: protecting unwanted reflexes.

 
 
: In this procedure, a patient is allowed to maintain his airway with some difficulty and
can breathe of own. In this condition, a patient also responds to repeated or painful stimulation.

  
 


 

: In this situation, a patient breathes easily and can maintain
his airway without any support. Also, he can answer verbally to the commands.




 




: In this system, a patient can breathe normally and maintain his airway
successfully without any help. However, memory, concentration and coordination of a patient are
usually blocked.
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