II. Definitions
- Anesthetic
- Loss of Sensation (especially to painful stimuli) with local and regional agents
- Loss of awareness occurs with general Anesthesia
III. Preparations
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Local Anesthesia
- See Local Skin Anesthesia (includes topical Topical Anesthetic)
- See Topical Ophthalmic Anesthetic
- Regional Anesthesia
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General Anesthesia
- See Procedural Sedation and Analgesia (PSAA)
- See Sedative
- See Paralytic Agent
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| Definition (MEDLINEPLUS) |
If you are having surgery, your doctor will give you a drug called an anesthetic. Anesthetics reduce or prevent pain. There are four main types.
The type of anesthesia your doctor chooses depends on many factors. These include the procedure you are having and your current health. |
| Definition (NCI) | Treatment with a pharmacological substance that produces a loss of feeling. |
| Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) | A loss of feeling or awareness caused by drugs or other substances. Anesthesia keeps patients from feeling pain during surgery or other procedures. Local anesthesia is a loss of feeling in one small area of the body. Regional anesthesia is a loss of feeling in a part of the body, such as an arm or leg. General anesthesia is a loss of feeling and a complete loss of awareness that feels like a very deep sleep. |
| Definition (MSH) | A state characterized by loss of feeling or sensation. This depression of nerve function is usually the result of pharmacologic action and is induced to allow performance of surgery or other painful procedures. |
| Definition (CSP) | state characterized by loss of feeling or sensation; depression of nerve function is usually the result of pharmacologic action and is induced to allow performance of surgery or other painful procedures. |
| Concepts | Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061) |
| MSH | D000758 |
| SnomedCT | 87786004, 108213000, 399097000, 399248000 |
| CPT | 01999, 1014043, 1002796 |
| LNC | LP100694-1, MTHU035920, LA7169-1 |
| English | Anesthesia, Anesthesia NOS, anesthesia, Anesthesia, NOS, anesthesia for procedures, Anesthesia procedures, Anaesthesia NOS, anesthesia for procedures (medication), anesthesias, procedure anesthesia, anesthesia procedures, anaesthesia, administration of anesthesia, Anesthesia for procedure, Anesthesia procedure (procedure), Generic anaesthesia procedure, Generic anesthesia procedure, Generic anesthesia procedure (procedure), ANESTHESIA, Procedure anesthesia, Anesthesia for, Anaesthesia, Administration of anaesthesia, Administration of anesthesia (procedure), Administration of anesthesia, Anaesthesia procedure, Anesthesia procedure, Anesthesia procedure, NOS, Anesthesia Procedure |
| Dutch | anesthesie NAO, anesthesieverrichting, anesthesie, Anesthesie |
| French | Anesthésie SAI, Procédure d'anesthésie, Anesthésie |
| German | Anaesthesie NNB, Anaesthesieverfahren, Anaesthesie, Anästhesie |
| Italian | Anestesia NAS, Procedura anestesiologica, Procedura anestetica, Anestesia |
| Portuguese | Anestesia NE, Procedimento de anestesia, Anestesia |
| Spanish | Anestesia NEOM, Procedimiento anestésico, procedimiento anestésico (procedimiento), procedimiento genérico relacionado con la aplicación de anestesia (procedimiento), procedimiento anestésico, procedimiento genérico relacionado con la aplicación de anestesia, administración de anestesia (procedimiento), administración de anestesia, procedimiento genérico de aplicación de anestesia (procedimiento), procedimiento genérico de aplicación de anestesia, Anestesia |
| Swedish | Anestesi |
| Japanese | 麻酔, ﾑｶﾝｶｸNOS, ﾑｶﾝｶｸ, 無感覚, ﾏｽｲ, 無感覚ＮＯＳ |
| Finnish | Anestesia |
| Russian | ANESTEZIIA, АНЕСТЕЗИЯ |
| Czech | Anestetická procedura, Anestetický postup, Anestezie, Anestezie NOS, anestezie, anestézie |
| Croatian | ANESTEZIJA |
| Polish | Anestezja, Znieczulenie |
| Hungarian | Anaesthesia k.m.n., Anesthesia eljárás, Anaesthesia folyamata, Anaesthesia |
| Norwegian | Bedøvelse, Anestesi |
Ontology: Anesthetics (C0002932)
| Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) | A drug or other substance that causes a loss of feeling or awareness. Local anesthetics cause a loss of feeling in one small area of the body. Regional anesthetics cause a loss of feeling in a part of the body, such as an arm or leg. General anesthetics cause a loss of feeling and a complete loss of awareness that feels like a very deep sleep. |
| Definition (NCI) | Agents that are capable of inducing a total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile sensation and pain. They may act to induce general anesthesia, in which an unconscious state is achieved, or may act locally to induce numbness or lack of sensation at a targeted site. (MeSH) |
| Definition (CSP) | agents that are capable of inducing a total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile sensation and pain; may act to induce general anesthesia, in which an unconscious state is achieved, or may act locally to induce numbness or lack of sensation at a targeted site. |
| Definition (MSH) | Agents that are capable of inducing a total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile sensation and pain. They may act to induce general ANESTHESIA, in which an unconscious state is achieved, or may act locally to induce numbness or lack of sensation at a targeted site. |
| Concepts | Pharmacologic Substance (T121) |
| MSH | D000777 |
| SnomedCT | 333817006, 373266007, 5776009 |
| LNC | LP31466-3 |
| English | Agents, Anesthetic, Anesthetic Agents, Anesthetic Drugs, Drugs, Anesthetic, Anaesthetic drugs, Anesthetic drugs, Anaesthetic Agent, Anaesthetics, anesthetics (medication), anesthetics, [CN200] ANESTHETICS, anaesthetics, anesthetic drugs, anesthetic drug, drugs causing loss of sensation, anaesthetic drugs, anesthetic agent, anesthetic agents, anesthetics drugs, ANESTHETICS, Anesthetic drugs (substance), anesthetic, Anesthetic, Anaesthetic, Anesthetic (product), Anesthetic (substance), Anesthetics, Anesthetic, NOS, Anaesthetic, NOS, Anesthestic Drugs, Anesthetic Agent |
| Swedish | Bedövningsmedel |
| Czech | anestetika |
| Finnish | Anesteetit |
| Italian | Farmaci anestetici, Sostanze anestetiche, Anestetici |
| Russian | ANESTETIKI, ANESTEZIRUIUSHCHIE SREDSTVA, АНЕСТЕЗИРУЮЩИЕ СРЕДСТВА, АНЕСТЕТИКИ |
| Japanese | 麻酔剤, 麻酔薬 |
| Croatian | ANESTETICI |
| Polish | Anestetyki, Leki znieczulające |
| Spanish | anestésico (producto), anestésico (sustancia), anestésico, Anestésicos |
| French | Anesthésiques, Produits anesthésiants, Agents anesthésiques, Médicaments anesthésiques |
| German | Narkosemittel, Anästhetika, Betäubungsmittel |
| Portuguese | Anestésicos |
