Pros And Cons Of Anaesthesia

Introduction.

As the time goes by, inevitably many new diseases and medical conditions will be discovered and they could have a huge impact on more than just a few lives. However, with our current medical technologies and research and development teams around the globe, we will also find new ways to overcome many health problems that will or already arose. Certain health conditions can be cured by using drugs and therapies. Some others can be treated just by a change in lifestyle. But for some diseases and conditions, there is no better treatment known to men at the current moment other than going under surgical procedures. Similar to drug treatments, surgical procedures are not 100% safe either. But compare to drugs, most people will be more terrified of surgery and it is not hard to understand why. The idea of being knocked unconscious and under the knives will naturally make both patient and doctor to try avoiding surgery as much as they could. Before any doctor decides to go with surgery, they will need to weigh the pros and cons of the said surgery on patient’s well-being. Any surgery will have their own level of risk depending on the degree of invasiveness and the organ involved. However, even the safest, minimally invasive surgery can have some complications, whether avoidable or not, later on. Patients undergoing surgery will mostly be given sedative or anaesthesia to make them unconscious. It is debatable whether anaesthesia plays a huge role in contributing to post-operative complications after the surgery was done#. The complications might be minor ones or they could be major that require immediate medical attention. There are a few common complications that the patients have higher chance to get after their surgery an...

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...to remain unconscious. Profound hypothermia and both hyper and hypoglycaemia can leads to unconsciousness. Ultimately, patient’s neurological aspect needs to be assessed to make sure no abnormality developed during or after the surgery that could be the reason of this problem. Raised intracranial pressure or diffuse encephalopathy from intraoperative cerebral hypoxia may occur during neurosurgery.

Conclusion.

No matter how good the team of surgeons and doctors were or how perfectly smooth the surgery went, there are still chances for some complications to arise. The fact that every individual are different makes it harder to totally guarantee that the patient will have no unwanted issues after the surgery is finished. However, the studies and researches regarding this matter would be a huge help in predicting and managing any of the postoperative complications.