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Chapter 17 - General Anesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2025

By
Petrus Paulus Steyn  and
Jeffrey Derham
Edited by
Dharti Patel ,
Sang J. Kim ,
Himani V. Bhatt  and
Alopi M. Patel
Dharti Patel
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai West and Morningside Hospitals, New York
Sang J. Kim
Affiliation:
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Himani V. Bhatt
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai West and Morningside Hospitals, New York
Alopi M. Patel
Affiliation:
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey
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Summary

General anesthesia is a complex drug-induced state of consciousness, amnesia, analgesia and immobility. General anesthesia causes changes to physiological, cardiovascular, and respiratory status. This chapter discusses the techniques for induction of general anesthesia, airway assessment/management, and the ASA difficult airway algorithm.

Keywords

ETTgeneral anesthesia (GA)LMAairwayawake intubationDLTbronchial blockerextubationoxygenationventilation
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BASIC Essentials
A Comprehensive Review for the Anesthesiology BASIC Exam
 , pp. 91 - 100
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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