An anesthetic is a drug to prevent pain during surgery, completely blocking any feeling as opposed to an analgesic. A wide variety of drugs are used in modern anesthetic practice. Many are rarely used outside anesthesia, although others are used commonly by all disciplines.
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An anesthetic or anaesthetic is a drug used to induce anesthesia - in other words, to result in a temporary loss of sensation or awareness.
Edema of tongue, pharynx and larynx may develop as a side effect of local anaesthesia. This could be caused by a variety of reasons including trauma during injection, infection, an allergic reaction, haematoma or injection of irritating solutions such as cold-sterilisation solutions.
Some people experience temporary side effects from a local anaesthetic, such as: •dizziness. •headaches. •blurred vision. •twitching muscles. •continuing numbness, weakness or pins and needles.
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GeneralMedicines :While there are many drugs that can be used intravenously to produce anesthesia or sedation, the most common are: Lidocaine - Rapid 120 min (240 min) Mepivacaine - Rapid 180 min (360 min) Bupivacaine Ropivacaine Levobupivacaine - Slow Medium Medium 4 hours (8 h) 3 hours (6 h) 4-6 hours (8-12 h) Procaine - Slow 45 min (90 min)
