One may come across the adverse effect of anesthesia during a surgery or procedure, or afterward while recovering when the anesthesia is subsiding. The possible side effects vary, depending on what kind of anesthesia you have; general, regional or local. Pain, nausea, vomiting, respiratory depression, cardiac depression, hypothermia, urinary retention, and nerve injury are the common adverse effect of general, regional and local anesthesia. Here the article describes the specific side effects and precautions of anesthesia.
Specific adverse effects of general anesthesia Anaphylaxis: it can occur from any anesthetic agent and the symptoms include rash, urticaria, bronchospasm, hypotension, angioedema, and vomiting. These adverse reactions can be carefully monitored during pre-operative assessment. In case of allergies, a provocation testing or skin prick testing is necessary and the…
