Do you breathe on your own under general anesthesia?
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Lucas Harris
Works at Microsoft, Lives in Seattle. Graduated with honors from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in Computer Science.
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Under general anesthesia, patients are not breathing on their own. Instead, they are ventilated by a machine. General anesthesia works by depressing the central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord. When the brain is under the influence of anesthesia, it cannot send the necessary signals to the muscles that control breathing. This is why patients are placed on a ventilator during surgery. The ventilator pushes oxygen into the lungs and removes carbon dioxide, ensuring that the patient's oxygen levels remain stable and their body functions properly.
Under general anesthesia, patients are not breathing on their own. Instead, they are ventilated by a machine. General anesthesia works by depressing the central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord. When the brain is under the influence of anesthesia, it cannot send the necessary signals to the muscles that control breathing. This is why patients are placed on a ventilator during surgery. The ventilator pushes oxygen into the lungs and removes carbon dioxide, ensuring that the patient's oxygen levels remain stable and their body functions properly.
Works at the Global Education Initiative, Lives in New York, NY.
Breathing Tubes: During your surgery you will probably not need any breathing device other than an oxygen mask, if you are having local or regional anesthesia, or sedation. General anesthesia decreases your ability to breathe on your own, and anesthesiologists have several ways to assist your breathing.
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Breathing Tubes: During your surgery you will probably not need any breathing device other than an oxygen mask, if you are having local or regional anesthesia, or sedation. General anesthesia decreases your ability to breathe on your own, and anesthesiologists have several ways to assist your breathing.
