What is Light Anesthesia. Why is it better than General Anesthesia in many cases?
The principle requirement is that the patient must be made numb so they don’t feel the tissues being cut. Another desirable effect is to make the patient ‘un-aware’ of what is happening so they don’t worry or become too anxious (or talk too much!). Thirdly, it is often beneficial to have the patient not remember things in the operating room (give amnesia). General Anesthesia is when you are ‘put to sleep’. General anesthesia accomplishes all of the above, but it suppresses your brain to such a degree that a tube must be put down your throat into your trachea so that a machine can breath for you. Mini parathyroid surgery can be done via 1) general endotracheal anesthesia, 2) “light” anesthetic that uses an anesthesiologist to give a mild sedative in your vein and a soft piece of plastic to hold your mouth open so you can breath on your own, 3) local anesthesia with IV sedation, or 4 via a cervical block where the nerves to the neck are numbed by an anesthesiologist prior to going to the
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