Drugs used for anaesthesia

Drugs used for maintenance of anaesthesia will provide mild to moderate muscle relaxation at a depth of anaesthesia suitable for surgery. Sometimes more

Injectable anaesthetic drugs may be used to produce general, regional or local anaesthesia. For regional anaesthesia, anaesthetics may be injected into the

Several different types of drug are given together during general anaesthesia. Anaesthesia is induced with either a volatile drug given by inhalation or with an intravenously administered drug; anaesthesia is maintained with an intravenous or inhalational anaesthetic. Analgesics, usually short-acting opioids, are also used.

Guidelines are presented for safe practice in the use of intravenous drug infusions for general anaesthesia. When maintenance of general anaesthesia is by intravenous infusion, this is referred to as total intravenous anaesthesia. Although total intravenous anaesthesia has advantages for some patien

Anaesthesia can be found on the Types of Anaesthesia page of our website Epidural Anaesthesia involves the injection of local anaesthetic drugs

Drugs used for intravenous anaesthesia. Propofol, the most widely used intravenous anaesthetic, can be used for induction or maintenance of anaesthesia in

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This treatment summary topic describes anaesthesia (general) Drugs used for intravenous anaesthesia. Propofol, the most widely used intravenous anaesthetic, can be used for induction or maintenance of anaesthesia in adults and children, but it is not commonly used in neonates.

by T Peck 2024 Cited by 35medications have the potential to cause dangerous interactions with drugs used commonly in anaesthesia. under general anaesthesia. This