The Pros And Cons Of Anesthesia

Anesthesia is a drug that is most commonly used in surgical procedures. It is an important drug considering the possibility of someone going through surgery at some point where anesthesia is administered is very high. It is a drug that we continue to make technological advances on. Nonetheless, just like any other drug there is many possible complications. It is a drug that we should be well informed on before it is administered to us. Anesthesia does a number of elements to the body while undergoing operation. Some of these points include memory loss, unconsciousness, withdrawal of reflexes which has an effect on your cardiovascular and respiratory systems. (Angel, 1993). As you could imagine your body goes through a toll while going through surgery and anesthesia plays a big role. There isn’t a set number on how anesthesia to give the patient. (Marrero et al., 2016). The main reason why we are progressing at a slow rate in this aspect of anesthesia is taking into
Most of the complications in anesthesia happens in the Emergence Agitation state which is commonly referred to as the waking-up part. (Rim, et al., 2016). There are also some common health factors that play a role in anesthesia. Sleep apnea is a disease that many people in the U.S. have without it being diagnosed and can have some serious effects on the procedure of anesthesia (Trakada, et al., 2017). Another negative effect that can happen through anesthesia is hyperthermia because of the opening of the skin in operation which can affect the heart and airways. (Fox, Flegal, and Kuhlman, 2008). In children, the level of neurotoxicity is high due to the developing of the brain. (Walters and Paule, 2017). The neurotoxicity causes killing of cells in the brain which is commonly known in the medical field as apoptosis (Walters and Paule,