Mt Ogden Anesthesia
WHAT CAN I EXPECT
with anesthesia?
Types of Anesthesia: Anesthesia Care or Sedation Monitored, During deep sedation, Regional Anesthesia, General Anesthesia.
Regardless of the depth of sedation required, your anesthesia provider will monitor your heart rate, heart rhythm, blood pressure, breathing, oxygen level and level of alertness closely throughout and after the procedure.
HOW TO PREPARE
for anesthesia?
Please do not smoke, chew, eat, or drink anything, including water, candy, gum, mints and lozenges after midnight on the night before surgery. Failure to follow this guideline may lead to a delay or the cancelation of your procedure. A nurse from the facility at which you are scheduled will contact you a day or two ahead of time with instructions specific to your procedure and your place in the schedule. Please follow those instructions closely. Feel free to ask the nurse any questions that come to mind.
WHAT IS A
nerve block?
A nerve block is the injection of numbing medication (local anesthetic) near specific nerves to decrease your pain in a certain part of your body during and after surgery.
You will have fewer side effects of pain medications, such as respiratory depression, itching, nausea, and somnolence. In addition, you may be able to avoid a deeper anesthesia.
ABEO
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