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Methods of PAIN relief that may be used with or in place of ANALGESICS.

The relief of pain without loss of consciousness through the introduction of an analgesic agent into the epidural space of the vertebral canal. It is…

The elimination of PAIN, without the loss of CONSCIOUSNESS, during OBSTETRIC LABOR; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; or the POSTPARTUM PERIOD, usually through the…

Relief of PAIN, without loss of CONSCIOUSNESS, through ANALGESIC AGENTS administered by the patients. It has been used successfully to control POSTOP…

A state characterized by loss of feeling or sensation. This depression of nerve function is usually the result of pharmacologic action and is induced…

Medical methods of either relieving pain caused by a particular condition or removing the sensation of pain during a surgery or other medical procedu…

The period of emergence from general anesthesia, where different elements of consciousness return at different rates.

A range of methods used to induce UNCONSCIOUSNESS; ANALGESIA; and MUSCLE RELAXATION during cardiac procedures.

Epidural anesthesia administered via the sacral canal.

Inhalation anesthesia where the gases exhaled by the patient are rebreathed as some carbon dioxide is simultaneously removed and anesthetic gas and o…

Injection of an anesthetic to inhibit nerve transmission in a specific part of the body.

A range of methods used to reduce pain and anxiety during dental procedures.

Procedure in which an anesthetic such as a gas or mixture of gases is inhaled through a tube into the lungs.

Procedure in which an anesthetic is injected into the epidural space.

Procedure in which patients are induced into an unconscious state through use of various medications so that they do not feel pain during surgery.

Anesthesia caused by the breathing of anesthetic gases or vapors or by insufflating anesthetic gases or vapors into the respiratory tract.

Process of administering an anesthetic through injection directly into the bloodstream.

A blocking of nerve conduction to a specific area by an injection of an anesthetic agent.

A variety of anesthetic methods such as EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA used to control the pain of childbirth.

Procedure involving the instillation of an anesthetic into the rectum.

Procedure in which an anesthetic is injected directly into the spinal cord.

Method of pain control in which auditory stimulation including music, white noise, and environmental sounds are used.

Interruption of sympathetic pathways, by local injection of an anesthetic agent, at any of four levels: peripheral nerve block, sympathetic ganglion …

The use of several ANESTHETICS together in small amounts, as opposed to a larger amount of one drug, to induce loss of sensation and loss of consciou…

A blocking of NEURAL CONDUCTION in the network of nerve fibers innervating the UPPER EXTREMITY.

A blocking of NEURAL CONDUCTION in the network of nerve fibers innervating the neck and shoulder.

ANESTHESIA achieved by lowering either BODY TEMPERATURE (core cooling) or SKIN TEMPERATURE (external cooling).

Drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients cannot be easily aroused but respond purposely following repeated painful stimulation.…

Profound stupor produced by passing an electric current through the brain.

Conducting anesthesia procedures in AGED adults, typically those aged 65 years and older.