Anesthesia Guide
This section answers the questions I am asked most often about anesthesia.
Most people know anesthesia as "being put to sleep". Yet switching off consciousness during an operation is only the visible part of the work. At the same time pain is blocked, muscles are relaxed, and breathing and circulation are monitored and managed continuously.
I start by explaining what anesthesiology is and how it reached its present state. I then cover the six methods in use today, one by one: general anesthesia, sedation, local anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, epidural anesthesia and regional anesthesia.
Each article ends with the questions patients ask me most, and my answers.
The surgical process itself — what to do beforehand, which method is preferred for which operation, what happens afterwards — is covered in The Surgery Journey.
- What Is Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology is not only about putting patients to sleep; it is the medical discipline that manages a patient's vital functions throughout surgery.
- History of Anesthesia
From the era when operations were performed in full pain to modern anesthesia, and the discoveries that opened the way.
- Types of Anesthesia
The differences between general, spinal, epidural, local and regional anesthesia and sedation, and when each is chosen.
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- AboutSpecialist in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care. My work centres on thoracic surgery anesthesia, one-lung ventilation and postoperative pain management.
- Anesthesia GuideWhat anesthesia is, which types exist and why one is chosen over another — in plain language, step by step.
- Surgery JourneySurgery does not begin on the table and end when the operation is over. The whole process, from preparation to recovery.
- Scientific NotesNotes, videos and publication announcements on current developments in anesthesiology and perioperative medicine.
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