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Generalanesthesiais,essentially,amedicallyinducedcoma,notsleep.Drugsrenderapatientunresponsiveandunconscious.Theyarenormallyadministered​ ...

Doctors use general anesthesia during surgery to ensure a person is unconscious and cannot feel pain. Under general anesthesia, people are unable to feel pain (analgesic) and will be unconscious.

General anesthesia is a medicine that is administered intravenously (IV) or through a tube or mask. It is performed by an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist, a specially trained doctor or nurse who will also monitor a patient’s vital signs and rate of breathing during the procedure.

Scientists do not know precisely how anesthetics work, but they appear to act at a number of sites in the central nervous system.

General anesthesia is more commonly used[1] for major operations and during surgery. A person may also experience amnesia[2] temporarily following the anesthetic.

General anesthetics have been widely used[3] in surgery since 1842 when Crawford Long administered diethyl ether to a patient and performed the first painless operation.

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