AUTHOR – DR.Gururaj Arakeri
DEFINITION:
Wendell Holmen coined the word anaesthesia in 1847.
General anaesthesia implies absence of all sensations including consciousness. “General anaesthesia is reversible state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be aroused by external stimuli. There is partial or complete loss of protective reflexes including the ability to maintain airway independently. Normally laryngeal reflexes [...]
