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ANAESTHESIA
History of Anesthesia
Ancient/Medieval period
- Opium
- Alcohol
- Cannabis
• Ether synthesized in 1540 by Cordus
• Ether used as anesthetic in 1842 by Dr. Crawford W.
Long
• Ether publicized as anesthetic in 1846 by Dr. William
Morton
• Chloroform used as anesthetic in 1853 by Dr. John
Snow for Queen Victoria’s Anesthetic for the birth
of Prince Leopold;
Revolutions in History of Anesthesia
• Induction
• Maintenance
• Recovery
Induction
• Intravenous- majority
• Inhalational- children, needle phobics
• Monitoring
• Preoxygenation
• Hypnotic/analgesic and or relaxant
• Airway-Mask/LMA/ET tube
Maintenance
• Intravenous or inhalational
• Oxygen –40%-100%
• Nitrous oxide
• Muscle relaxant
• Analgesia
Recovery
• Turn off agent
• Reverse relaxation
• Cough reflex
• Extubate when awake
• Recovery position
• Monitor until discharge
• Advantages • Disadvantages
• No absolute • Polypharmacy
contraindications • Effects on various
• Quick to establish systems
• Never fails to work • Allergic reactions
• Recovery profile
variable
• PONV
• Awareness
Regional anaesthesia
• CENTRAL NEUROAXIAL BLOCKS
• Spinal/epidural
- Surgery below umbilicus
- Provides analgesia/muscle relaxation