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The 39 pages that link to General anaesthesia, each with the reason it gives.

• AnesthesiaBroader topic: It suppresses awareness across the body, unlike techniques confined to a region.

• SleepCompared with: It can resemble sleep outwardly but is produced by drugs and differs in brain dynamics.

• Local anestheticCompared with: Unlike local anesthesia, it affects consciousness rather than only a limited sensory region.

• SedationCompared with: It lies beyond deep sedation on the continuum of drug-induced central nervous system depression.

• Electroconvulsive therapyRelated: ECT uses brief general anesthesia so the induced seizure occurs without conscious experience.

• Diethyl etherRelated: Inhaled ether depresses central nervous system activity, producing anesthesia.

• Local anesthesiaCompared with: Unlike local anesthesia, it suppresses consciousness rather than limiting numbness to one body area.

• Spinal anesthesiaCompared with: It is an alternative when a regional block is unsuitable or the operation requires unconsciousness.

• Regional anesthesiaCompared with: Unlike regional anesthesia, it suppresses consciousness rather than targeting sensation in one region.

• Postoperative nausea and vomitingNarrower topic: Anesthetic drugs and the conditions of general anesthesia shape postoperative symptom risk.

• Ether anesthesiaNarrower topic: Ether inhalation is one historical method of producing this broader state.

• SedativeNarrower topic: At sufficient depth, sedative drugs contribute to the broader state produced in general anesthesia.

• History of anesthesiaNarrower topic: Its clinical development is the central thread of anesthesia’s history.

• William T. G. MortonNarrower topic: Morton's method was an early form of general anesthesia.

• Minimum alveolar concentrationNarrower topic: MAC is one inhaled-anesthetic potency measure within the broader practice of general anesthesia.

• Procedural sedationCompared with: Procedural sedation usually aims to preserve responsiveness, unlike general anesthesia.

• Anesthesia machineNarrower topic: The machine is designed to deliver inhaled agents and support ventilation in this state.

• Crawford LongBroader topic: Long’s ether use aimed to make surgical patients unconscious and insensible to pain.

• Horace WellsNarrower topic: Wells sought a broader anesthetic state than local numbing for tooth extraction.

• Inhalational anestheticNarrower topic: Inhalational anesthetics are one route to producing this broader clinical state.

• James Young SimpsonNarrower topic: Chloroform became one of the agents used to produce this broader anesthetic state.

• CyclopropaneNarrower topic: Cyclopropane produced general anesthesia when administered by inhalation.

• Epidural anesthesiaCompared with: Unlike general anesthesia, an epidural can provide regional pain control without inducing unconsciousness.

• SevofluraneNarrower topic: Sevoflurane is one drug used to induce and maintain this broader anesthetic state.

• AnesthesiologyBroader topic: It is the anesthetic approach used when surgery requires unconsciousness and immobility.

• Cardiac surgeryRelated: It enables major cardiac operations while anesthesiologists control breathing and vital functions.

• Oral and maxillofacial surgeryRelated: It is used for selected operations requiring unconsciousness or extensive treatment.

• Topical anestheticCompared with: Topical anesthesia usually preserves consciousness and affects only a limited surface area.

• BenzocaineCompared with: Benzocaine numbs locally without producing the unconsciousness associated with general anesthesia.

• HalothaneNarrower topic: Halothane produces this state by depressing central nervous system activity.

• IsofluraneNarrower topic: Isoflurane is used to maintain this state during surgery.

• BupivacaineCompared with: Unlike general anesthesia, bupivacaine blocks sensation in a targeted region without ordinarily causing unconsciousness.

• TonsillectomyRelated: Tonsillectomy is typically performed under general anesthesia.

• AnestheticBroader topic: General anesthetics suppress awareness as well as sensation.

• DepressantRelated: Anesthetic drugs use controlled central nervous system depression to permit surgery.

• Anesthesia and AnalgesiaBroader topic: Clinical studies in the journal examine its practice and outcomes.

• Ephraim McDowellCompared with: McDowell operated decades before general anesthesia became available.

• Hanaoka SeishūNarrower topic: Hanaoka’s method was an early surgical form of this broader practice.

• Tracheal intubationRelated: An endotracheal tube can maintain ventilation and airway access during general anesthesia.