Anesthesiology was originally concerned entirely with the administration of general anesthetics, and the anesthesiologist's activities were confined to the operating room.
When propofol won the approval of the Food and Drug Administration in 1989 as an anesthesia drug, it carried a label advising that it "should be administered only by those who are trained in the administration of general anesthesia" because of concerns that too high a dose could depress breathing and blood pressure to a point requiring resuscitation.
After administration of general anesthesia, a transverse skin incision was performed on the left inguinal region.
A review showed that BIS values can be used to guide the administration of general anesthetic agents in children over 2 years of age.
Unplanned hospital readmissions after the administration of general anesthesia for ambulatory procedures may contribute to loss of reimbursement and assessment of financial penalties.
Inclusion criteria were limited to age > 18 years, suitability for a fast track approach, and the patient's ability to describe and report pain; whereas exclusion criteria were the administration of general anaesthesia during surgery, admission to the intensive care unit, history of chronic pain other than preoperative knee pain, alcohol or drug addiction, and cognitive or psychiatric disorders.
In 50% of all cases (i.e. 8), ICU admission was necessary for delayed awakening (difficulties resuming spontaneous respiration/respiratory insufficiency/reduced muscle tone) related to the administration of general anesthesia with muscle relaxation up to the end of the procedure.
In the operation room, the patient's monitoring of electrocardiogram, oxygen saturation, systemic arterial pressure via right radial artery catheter, bispectral index, and regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2) at the right and left forehead (INVOS™ 5100C, Somanetics, USA) was initiated before the administration of general anesthesia.
The objectives of the study were to assess patient satisfaction following the administration of general, regional or combined anesthesia (regional neuroaxial and general) at the San Ignacio University Hospital and measuring the length of stay at the PACU, depending on the anesthetic technique used.
In 1871, the German surgeon Friedrich Trendelenburg (1844 1924) published a paper describing the first successful elective human tracheotomy to be performed for the purpose of administration of general anesthesia.
