Regional and local anesthesia allows patients to be ... Other clinically useful effects of general anesthetic agents include unconsciousness, analgesia, suppression of autonomic reflexes (e.g ...

The local anesthetics commonly used are bupivacaine and ropivacaine, and they are usually combined with a small dose of fentanyl or hydromorphone. The anesthetic agents that are infused through the ...

Inhaled anesthetic agents include nitrous oxide (the oldest of all anesthetics) and various halogenated agents: desflurane (halogenated solely with fluorine halogenation increases potency and is ...