What is General Anesthesia?
- 19 July 2023
- Maltepe Hospital
- General Surgery
Anesthesia is the absence of sensation. General anesthesia is a temporary loss of consciousness with the disappearance of sensory functions. In German medicine and among some people in Turkey, the term General Anesthesia is also called “Narcosis”. Although narcosis seems to be synonymous with anesthesia, it is a state of pronounced numbness caused by a severe loss of sensitivity without complete loss of consciousness.
There are also alternative forms of General Anesthesia. These can be grouped as Regional Anesthesia, Local Anesthesia and Sedation.