Alan Kaye Shreveport During surgery, anesthesiologists monitor the patient's condition and administer anesthetics to ensure their safety. Anesthesiologists are specially trained to administer different types of general and regional anesthesia.
Regional anesthesia involves doctors putting a person under general anesthesia, which is a type of mental status change where the person loses consciousness. Some common classes of general (and regional) anesthetics include halothane, nitrous oxide and etomidate.
Alan Kaye The choice of anesthesia depends on the specialist and the procedure; however, training and experience often lead to the use of a certain type of anesthesia.