are anesthesia and iv sedation the same thing?
The local anesthesia is the only type of anesthesia which, used alone, will completely eliminate pain. It is possible, however, to combine local anesthesia with various types of conscious sedation techniques to further reduce your awareness and anxiety with the procedure. IV sedation means that the sedatives that are used to achieve the said sedation were in the intravenous form. Commonly used ones here in Australia are short acting benzodiazepines (as someone mentioned) such as midazolam, opioids such as fentanyl, and/or IV induction agents such as propofol. During his years of university-based hospital training, Dr. Roberts received extensive training in medical and dental aspects of anesthesia. Prior to your surgery, you can expect Dr. Roberts to give you a complete review and description of the specific types of anesthesia you will receive. There will also be time to ask any questions you may have or to express your concerns. Analgesia - reduce the pain stimulus. Amnesia - ensure lack of recall during the procedure. Anesthesia services fall within a spectrum depending on the degree of unconsciousness needed in order to allow a procedure to take place. Procedures that are not too invasive or complex can be done under IV sedation. the drugs used for IV sedation produce either partial or full memory loss (amnesia) for the period of time when the drug first kicks in until it wears off. As a result, time will appear to pass very quickly and you will not recall much of what happened. Many people remember nothing at all. I.v. sedation very often is done with (super)short acting benzodiazepines - which at the end of the procedure can be reversed by an i.v. injection of Flumazenil (tandem sedation) - which will make the patient drowsy, and lessen their anxiety about what is going to take place. Both IV sedation (twilight) and general anesthesia are used commonly for cosmetic or plastic surgery. Regardless of technique, the patient's vital signs must be monitored, which include but not limited to heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate. There are quite a few other drugs that can be used for IV sedation. But in practical terms, most of the time a single benzodiazepine, usually midazolam, is used. This is especially true in the UK, where polydrug use is discouraged (even though it is not illegal). A typical IV session takes up to 1 1/2 hours. Although the patient is under general anesthesia they are still breathing on their own and the airway is protected. With sedation all monitoring is the same as far as cardiac rhythm, blood pressure, oxygen saturation etc. However, the patient must be given enough sedation to sleep but continue to breath. General anesthesia and IV sedation are both very safe and effective. Make sure that you will be completely monitored including O2 saturation, pulse, blood pressure, CO2 level in exhaled air, core temperature and EKG.
Yes, both are used commonly for cosmetic or plastic surgery.