Anesthetics and Adjuncts: Understanding Anesthesia Process

Anesthesia Phases

• The phase characterized by the prevention of awareness of and response to pain is known as Analgesia.

Pre-Anesthetics

• The primary aim of using pre-anesthetics is to reduce anxiety and make patients comfortable before anesthesia.

Anesthetic Agents and Analgesia

• The route of administration associated with the classification of anesthetic agents and analgesia is oral, intramuscular, intravenous, or inhalation.

Induction Agents

• The characteristic feature of induction agents used in anesthesia is that they have a rapid onset of action and short duration.

Anticholinergic Agents

• The main function of anticholinergic agents used in anesthesia is to reduce salivation, bronchial secretions, and intraocular pressure.

Induction of Anesthesia

• The common route for the induction of anesthesia is intravenous.

Chemical Restraint

• The agent commonly used to induce calmness for chemical restraint is midazolam.

Neuromuscular Blockers

• The principal effect of Neuromuscular Blockers is to relax skeletal muscles.

Anticholinergic Effects

• Anticholinergic agents are used to decrease salivation, GIT motility, and tear production, while increasing heart rate.

Anti-Emetic Agents

• The kind of drugs recommended by practitioners because they produce less nausea and vomiting in patients are 5-HT3 antagonists.