| ▲ | lambdaone 2 days ago |
| Conscious sedation, which is not the same thing as general anesthesia, is often used for endoscopy: https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/patient-information/... |
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| ▲ | elric 2 days ago | parent [-] |
| And sometimes it doesn't work. Patients are then given the option of going ahead without sedation, or rescheduling for general anaesthesia. |
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| ▲ | colordrops 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | Hmm, I got one and they used ketamine and an amnesiatic. Not considered general anesthesia but I don't remember a thing. This was in the US. | |
| ▲ | imtringued 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | But even "general anesthesia" still has differing categories. Surgery uses propofol plus a gas anesthesia for "general anesthesia", but it is considered "general anesthesia" even if only propofol is used. | |
| ▲ | 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | [deleted] |
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