AnesthesiaLidocaineIsofluraneCommon anestheticPropofolDosesComplicationsSystemicLocalKetamineGasesProcedureVaporizerVeterinaryNitrous oxideInjectionGeneralAllergicPatientsBupivacaineExposurePracticeWarnsAirwayHospitalsResearchersSearchDrugsPROGRESSPharmacologicalStudyDurationSurgeryAdministrationPatientInjury and DeathResult
Anesthesia10
- The onset or induction phase of anesthesia is a critical period involving the loss of consciousness and reactivity in the patient, and is arguably the most dangerous period of a general anesthetic. (wikipedia.org)
- These citation classics were published between 1954 and 1997 in 5 high-impact anesthetic journals, led by Anesthesiology (73 articles) followed by Anesthesia & Analgesia (10), British Journal of Anesthesia (10), Anesthesia (6), and Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2). (nih.gov)
- The main topics covered by the top-cited articles are pharmacology, volatile anesthetics, circulation, regional anesthesia, and lung physiology. (nih.gov)
- Local anesthetics produce anesthesia by inhibiting excitation of nerve endings or by blocking conduction in peripheral nerves. (medscape.com)
- For the same reason, we did not compare total IV anesthesia with total inhalational anesthesia because the latter strategy is seldom used in adult surgery , and previous trials also allowed for administration of IV anesthetics in the volatile anesthetics group. (medpagetoday.com)
- A major UK study on complications of anesthesia has shown that obese patients are twice as likely to develop serious airway problems during a general anesthetic than non-obese patients. (sciencedaily.com)
- Dextran (low-molecular-weight) when added to local anesthetic solutions result in increased peripheral nerve block anesthesia duration, probably due to a reduction in local anesthetic systemic absorption. (pharmacology2000.com)
- Novalar has received approval to market OraVerse (phentolamine mesylate injection) for the reversal of soft-tissue anesthesia and the associated functional deficits resulting from a local dental anesthetic. (empr.com)
- Use closed system or low flow anesthesia instead of high flow anesthesia when administering anesthetic gases to patients, when practicable. (cdc.gov)
- 1999] Waste anesthetic gases - Information for management in anesthetizing areas and the post anesthesia care unit (PACU). (cdc.gov)
Lidocaine7
- Lidocaine is an amide local anesthetic. (medscape.com)
- Mohnark Pharmaceuticals of Davie, Fla., is recalling about 9,000 tubes of Lidocaine 4% Topical Anesthetic Cream. (consumeraffairs.com)
- The recall involves Mohnark Pharmaceuticals Lidocaine 4% Topical Anesthetic Cream sold in a white tube with a flip-top closure. (consumeraffairs.com)
- Amide local anesthetics available for dental usage include lidocaine, mepivacaine, articaine, prilocaine and bupivacaine. (dentalcare.com)
- The index of ultimate success was positive with three anesthetics, ie, lidocaine, isoflurane, and propofol, all of which were introduced much longer than 30 years ago. (harvard.edu)
- Local Anesthetic Lidocaine HCl with Epinephrine 1% (1:100,000) injection in 50mL multiple dose glass flip-top vial with red cap. (accutome.com)
- Lidocaine is an amide local anesthetic used in a 1-2% concentration. (medscape.com)
Isoflurane2
- Inhaled anesthetic agents (IAAs) - including nitrous oxide, desflurane, isoflurane and sevoflurane - are disproportionately potent greenhouse gases. (vin.com)
- At present, numerous preclinical and clinical studies have explored the therapeutic effects of anesthetic drugs such as ketamine , isoflurane , N2O, and propofol , on depression . (bvsalud.org)
Common anesthetic4
- According to a small study of 12 patients, though, hope for PTSD could come in the form of a common anesthetic. (goodtherapy.org)
- An earlier study found that IV administration of Ketamine, another common anesthetic, could also improve symptoms of PTSD. (goodtherapy.org)
- Common anesthetic procedure dramatically improves well being of veterans with PTSD. (goodtherapy.org)
- Arterial hypotension is one of the most common anesthetic complications. (vin.com)
Propofol2
- Propofol, an IV anesthetic agent, is active on the glutamate and GABA-A receptors, whereas benzodiazepines are active only against the GABA receptors. (medscape.com)
- Propofol, a widely used anesthetic, could be used in a death row execution scheduled for next month. (medicaldaily.com)
Doses5
- The use of coinduction allows lower doses of the same anesthetic agents to be used which provides enhanced safety, faster recovery, fewer side-effects, and more predictable pharmacodynamics. (wikipedia.org)
- Another difference among injectable anesthetic agents is the maximum recommended doses. (dentalcare.com)
- Refer to Table 1 that summarizes the maximum recommended doses of local anesthetic agents as per the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) Guidelines. (dentalcare.com)
- No previous studies have looked at the dose-response relationship curve (DRC) between local anesthetic volume in a supraclavicular block and the degree of HDP, but studies investigating dosing in ultrasound-guided supraclavicular blocks have found HDP at various doses. (newswise.com)
- The study used an up-down methodology which would help prevent patients from receiving unnecessary subtherapeutic anesthetic doses. (newswise.com)
Complications5
- To prevent anesthetic complications, efforts should be made to maintain oxygen delivery to the tissue. (vin.com)
- The focus of this presentation will be on these anesthetic complications with emphasis on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. (vin.com)
- Anesthetic complications of awake craniotomies for epilepsy surgery. (snacc.org)
- Other complications of local anesthetic use include neural toxicity, allergic reactions, and metabolic abnormalities, including methemoglobinemia (beyond the scope of this article). (medscape.com)
- They take several drugs, which, in many cases, might lead to undesirable interactions or complications, especially those involving local anesthetics. (bvsalud.org)
Systemic1
- Local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) is a rare but serious critical event. (medscape.com)
Local27
- Local anesthetic agents are used to increase patient comfort during the procedure. (medscape.com)
- Chemical structure of the 2 classes of local anesthetics, amino esters and amino amides. (medscape.com)
- The order of affinity of local anesthetics for different sodium channel states is open is better than inactivated, which is better than resting. (medscape.com)
- Thus, the open state of the sodium channel is the primary target of local anesthetic molecules. (medscape.com)
- All local anesthetics have an intermediate chain linking an amine on one end to an aromatic ring on the other. (medscape.com)
- Two basic classes of local anesthetics exist, the amino amides and the amino esters. (medscape.com)
- Later additions to clinically available local anesthetics, namely ropivacaine and levobupivacaine, represent exploitation of the S enantiomer of these chemicals to create anesthetics that are less toxic, more potent, and longer acting. (medscape.com)
- Instead, dentists used local anesthetic to numb the area around the tooth in question. (npr.org)
- President Biden, in fact, had a local anesthetic administered prior to the procedure. (npr.org)
- Local anesthetic + epinephrine: increased cardiac irritability which may cause an increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias. (pharmacology2000.com)
- Other agents which may be added to local anesthetics that affect duration of action. (pharmacology2000.com)
- Table 1 demonstrates the variation in duration of action of injectable local anesthetics in minutes. (dentalcare.com)
- Duration of Injectable Local Anesthetics (in minutes). (dentalcare.com)
- This is extremely relevant in pediatric dentistry where there is a wide variation in weight between patients and thus not all patients should receive equal amounts of local anesthetic for the same procedure. (dentalcare.com)
- Using the maximum recommended dosages (Table 2), one can calculate the maximum recommended dosage and amount of local anesthetic agent for patients of specific weight and type of anesthetic. (dentalcare.com)
- Thus the difference is due to varying concentration of the local anesthetic in the cartridge (1.8cc). (dentalcare.com)
- The maximum amount of local anesthetic agent needs to be reduced if the patient is receiving a supplementary dose of enteral or parenteral sedative agent for behavior management. (dentalcare.com)
- In all my years of practice and the thousands of people I treated, I never had a genuine case of allergic reaction to any local anesthetic . (mynewsmile.com)
- When you have a certain level of anxiety, your body actually fights off the local anesthetic and it may be impossible to get you completely numb. (mynewsmile.com)
- Interactions between local anesthetics and spasmogens on the guinea-pig ileum. (aspetjournals.org)
- The effect of various local anesthetics and other substances known to modify calcium fluxes in cells, on submaximal responses of guinea-pig ileum to substance P, acetylcholine, histamine and barium chloride was determined. (aspetjournals.org)
- The relative resistance of the substance P responses to antagonism by local anesthetics suggests that different and more efficient channels for calcium entry into the smooth muscle cell are involved. (aspetjournals.org)
- Newswise - Will reducing the volume of local anesthetic prevent the incidence of hemidiaphragmatic paresis (HDP) in patients receiving an ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block? (newswise.com)
- The consequences that are up the local shop suppressing the mind anesthetic modulation of memory and consciousness Dividend reflect not monitor carbonates' evaluation. (anthonyflood.com)
- Minimizing the risk of LAST, recognizing it early, and initiating prompt treatment are imperative for the safe use of perioperative local anesthetics. (medscape.com)
- Therefore, this literature review is aimed at dental surgeons' attitude toward use of local anesthetics in elderly patients undergoing oral implant rehabilitation. (bvsalud.org)
- Time and length of procedures, positioning of the patient in the dental chair, most commonly prescribed local anesthetics and vasoconstrictors recommended for elderly patients and their maximum recommended dose. (bvsalud.org)
Ketamine1
- Tiletamine is a disassociative anesthetic similar to ketamine and phencyclidine, and zolazepam is a diazepine derivative tranquilizer used to minimize the muscle hypertonicity and seizures associated with tiletamine. (erowid.org)
Gases5
- Inhaled anesthetic agents are considered potent greenhouse gases because they stay in the atmosphere longer than carbon dioxide and trap more heat. (vin.com)
- Veterinarians increasingly are being asked to limit their use of inhaled anesthetics amid concerns the gases are making an outsized contribution to global warming. (vin.com)
- While volatile anesthetic agents have a low atmospheric persistence and constitute a relatively low proportion of global carbon emissions, they are potent greenhouse gases," West said in an emailed statement to the VIN News Service. (vin.com)
- Waste anesthetic gases (WAGs) are anesthetic gases and vapors that leak into the surrounding room. (cdc.gov)
- The effects of trace concentrations of anesthetic gases on behavioral performance were studied in humans. (cdc.gov)
Procedure1
- In a healthy dog or cat presented for elective procedure, the anesthetics administered are the most cause of arterial hypotension. (vin.com)
Vaporizer2
- Anesthetic vaporizer offers excellent performance, especially with low flows. (dremed.com)
- If the patient does not have any preexisting problem(s) and the hypotension is more likely anesthetic-induced, the vaporizer setting or infusion rate of the IV anesthetic should be reduced. (vin.com)
Veterinary4
- Coinduction is used in human medicine and veterinary medicine as standard practice to provide optimum anesthetic induction. (wikipedia.org)
- Nitrous oxide is used as an anesthetic agent in medical, dental, and veterinary operatories. (cdc.gov)
- Mars Inc. is among veterinary companies urging employees to reduce their use of inhaled anesthetics, and is considering setting company-wide reduction targets. (vin.com)
- Telazol is a veterinary anesthetic agent that is composed of equal parts of tiletamine and zolazepam. (erowid.org)
Nitrous oxide3
- One such alert, Request for Assistance in Controlling Exposures to Nitrous Oxide During Anesthetic Administration (1), was published recently and is available to the public. (cdc.gov)
- in a 1991 survey by the American Dental Association, 58% of dentists reported having nitrous oxide anesthetic equipment. (cdc.gov)
- This alert presents control measures for preventing or substantially reducing exposure to nitrous oxide during administration of anesthetic gas. (cdc.gov)
Injection1
- The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Introduction/Injection of Anesthetic Agent (Nerve Block), Diagnostic or Therapeutic Procedures on the Extracranial Nerves, Peripheral Nerves, and Autonomic Nervous System 64400-64489 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association. (aapc.com)
General16
- In the article, Fernandez and her coauthors examine evidence that indicates that exposure to general anesthetics during infancy and childhood can cause persistent cognitive impairment, alterations in synaptic plasticity, and increased incidence of behavioral disorders. (smcm.edu)
- Publisher link abstract: Accumulating evidence indicates that exposure to general anesthetics during infancy and childhood can cause persistent cognitive impairment, alterations in synaptic plasticity, and, to a lesser extent, increased incidence of behavioral disorders. (smcm.edu)
- Unfortunately, the developmental parameters of susceptibility to general anesthetics are not well understood. (smcm.edu)
- Adolescence is a critical developmental period wherein multiple late developing brain regions may also be vulnerable to enduring general anesthetic effects. (smcm.edu)
- Taken together, these data demonstrate that the developmental window for susceptibility to enduring untoward effects of general anesthetics may be much longer than previously appreciated, and those effects may include affective behaviors in addition to cognition. (smcm.edu)
- 3 hours) use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs during surgeries or procedures in children younger than 3 years or in pregnant women in the third trimester may affect the child's developing brain, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned today in a Safety Communication. (medscape.com)
- As a result, the FDA is requiring warnings to be added to the labels of general anesthetic and sedation drugs. (medscape.com)
- Adverse effects on brain development following use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs have been demonstrated in multiple animal species ranging from flatworm to nonhuman primates," they said. (medscape.com)
- Consistent with animal studies, recent human data suggest that a single, relatively short exposure to general anesthetic and sedation drugs in infants or toddlers is unlikely to have negative effects on behavior or learning, the FDA said. (medscape.com)
- Cat owners should know the chance of their cat dying under general anesthetic. (pictures-of-cats.org)
- A lot of medical procedures on the domestic cat require a general anesthetic. (pictures-of-cats.org)
- Even simple ones such as cleaning a cat's teeth require a general anesthetic unless, of course, you have trained your cat to accept teeth cleaning while alert and awake. (pictures-of-cats.org)
- Some people are so keen to give their cat a lion cut that they accept the risk of putting a cat under general anesthetic so a vet can do it. (pictures-of-cats.org)
- Although some vets don't do lion cuts with the cat under general anesthetic - thankfully. (pictures-of-cats.org)
- General anesthetics are drugs which induce unconsciousness. (avivadirectory.com)
- Offers a detailed description of how a general anesthetic operates, how it affects the patient, and possible dangers in using them. (avivadirectory.com)
Allergic2
- You say you are having a lot of anxiety about facing this work and are worried you may be allergic to the anesthetic. (mynewsmile.com)
- I had people claim they were allergic, but upon administering the anesthetic, there was no allergic reaction. (mynewsmile.com)
Patients4
- Patients in that arm could also receive infused anesthetics, and nearly all did, as this is standard in routine practice. (medpagetoday.com)
- MIT News reports that Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers in Boston have published a study indicating that patients wearing VR headsets required less anesthetic during hand surgery. (engadget.com)
- According to the commission, Gooss used excessive amounts of anesthetics on at least 11 patients during multiple tooth extraction procedures and didn't report that one of his patients was transferred to the emergency room due to bleeding and swelling. (dentistrytoday.com)
- evaluated anesthetic dose levels ranging from 5 cc to 35 cc in 21 patients undergoing a supraclavicular block as the primary anesthetic for right upper-extremity surgery. (newswise.com)
Bupivacaine1
- In 2011, the US Food and Drug administration (FDA) approved liposomal bupivacaine (Exparel), a longer-acting form of bupivacaine in which the anesthetic is delivered via a multivesicular liposomal system. (medscape.com)
Exposure4
- Further study is needed to "fully characterize how early life anesthetic exposure might affect children's brain development, particularly for more lengthy or repeated exposures and in more vulnerable children," they note. (medscape.com)
- Long-term exposure to halogenated anesthetics may cause harmful reproductive effects and cancer. (cdc.gov)
- This minimizes exposure to halogenated anesthetics from spills and vaporization. (cdc.gov)
- Provide employees initial and annual refresher training on anesthetic gas hazards and ways to minimize exposure. (cdc.gov)
Practice1
- However, there are very few instances when morbidity and mortality occur despite the conscious effort to follow good anesthetic practice. (vin.com)
Warns1
- Cite this: FDA Warns on Anesthetic, Sedative Use in Pregnant Women, Kids - Medscape - Dec 14, 2016. (medscape.com)
Airway1
- Start anesthetic gas flow AFTER applying delivery mask or airway mask to patient. (cdc.gov)
Hospitals1
- Hospitals, meanwhile, could make the most of their anesthetic supplies, free recovery beds and reduce wait times. (engadget.com)
Researchers1
- This isn't the first time researchers have discovered evidence that anesthetic treatments can help people with posttraumatic stress. (goodtherapy.org)
Search1
- Results of search for 'su:{Anesthetics. (who.int)
Drugs4
- In published studies of juvenile animals, use of anesthetic and sedation drugs that block N -methyl-D-aspartate receptors and/or potentiate γ-aminobutyric acid activity for longer than 3 hours increased neuronal apoptosis in the brain, resulting in long-term cognitive deficits, the FDA said. (medscape.com)
- They encourage health providers to discuss with parents, caregivers, and pregnant women the benefits, risks, and appropriate timing and duration of surgery or procedures requiring anesthetic and sedation drugs, as well as the health risks of not treating certain conditions. (medscape.com)
- In this paper , we provide a comprehensive review of the research progress and potential molecular mechanisms of various anesthetic drugs for depression treatment . (bvsalud.org)
- By shedding light on this subject, we aim to facilitate the development and clinical implementation of new antidepressant drugs based on anesthetic medications. (bvsalud.org)
PROGRESS1
- For the past 30 years, there were no new anesthetics that have produced changes in scientometric indices indicating real progress. (harvard.edu)
Pharmacological1
- Moreover, it has come to light that certain anesthetics possess pharmacological mechanisms intricately linked to the aforementioned therapeutic targets for depression . (bvsalud.org)
Study2
- In the present study, therefore, we identified and examined the characteristics of the top 100 most frequently cited articles published in anesthetic journals. (nih.gov)
- Yesterday, I found the results of a full blown study on the risk factors for anesthetic related death in cats. (pictures-of-cats.org)
Duration1
- There is variation in duration between anesthetics, pulp and soft tissue, and maxillary infiltration and mandibular blocks. (dentalcare.com)
Surgery2
- F OR the first time, so far as I am aware, there have been placed on record two cases of cerebral surgery, accompanied by somewhat extensive explorations of the brain-substance, without the use of anesthetics. (wikisource.org)
- We toured a shop suppressing the mind anesthetic and collected surgery. (anthonyflood.com)
Administration1
- In severe hypotension, stopping anesthetic administration for 1-2 minutes may be necessary. (vin.com)
Patient1
- These were all unsuccessful and did not even reveal the cause of the malady, and this unfavorable result was chiefly due to the fact that the patient bore anesthetics-both chloroform and ether-so badly and the cyanosis was so profound and threatening as to compel the surgeons to abandon their attempts at further exploration of the brain, lest it might lead to a fatal result. (wikisource.org)
Injury and Death1
- How much a veterinarian invests in equipment and keeps pace with new technology is a factor in reducing the risk of injury and death of a cat under anesthetic. (pictures-of-cats.org)
Result1
- So every 416 operations that require an anesthetic the cat dies as a result of the anesthetic. (pictures-of-cats.org)