KnowraGeneral anaesthesiaLinked fromLinked fromThe 39 pages that link to General anaesthesia, each with the reason it gives.All 39Broader topic 5Related 7Narrower topic 15Compared with 12SleepCompared 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.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.Procedural sedationCompared with: Procedural sedation usually aims to preserve responsiveness, unlike general anesthesia.Epidural anesthesiaCompared with: Unlike general anesthesia, an epidural can provide regional pain control without inducing unconsciousness.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.BupivacaineCompared with: Unlike general anesthesia, bupivacaine blocks sensation in a targeted region without ordinarily causing unconsciousness.Ephraim McDowellCompared with: McDowell operated decades before general anesthesia became available.