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General Anesthesia: Overview

General Anesthesia: Overview

Anesthesia is a medical procedure that uses drugs for CNS suppression to enable painless surgeries and procedures. The selection of anesthetics is influenced by their pharmacokinetic properties, side effects, and patient characteristics. Various types of anesthesia include general, local, regional, spinal, and inhalational.
General anesthesia induces unconsciousness in the whole body, while the others target specific areas or sensations. It is administered to minimize adverse effects, maintain...

Parenteral Anesthetics: Overview

Parenteral Anesthetics: Overview

Intravenous anesthetics are drugs administered parenterally to induce anesthesia or sedation. Propofol is a widely used agent formulated as a 1% emulsion in soybean oil, glycerol, and egg phosphatide. It induces rapid anesthesia primarily due to its rapid distribution from the bloodstream to target tissues and is metabolized in the liver. However, it can cause significant pain on injection and hypertriglyceridemia. Fospropofol, a water-based prodrug of propofol, lacks these adverse effects.

Stages of General Anesthesia

Stages of General Anesthesia

Various sedation levels offer significant advantages in facilitating procedural interventions for patients undergoing medical or invasive surgical procedures. These levels span from anxiolysis to general anesthesia, providing a spectrum of sedative effects to cater to specific patient needs. Anxiolysis reduces anxiety and is achieved through minimal sedation, enabling patients to remain awake and responsive while feeling more at ease during the procedure. This level can benefit minor...

Local Anesthetics: Clinical Application as Spinal Anesthesia

Local Anesthetics: Clinical Application as Spinal Anesthesia

Spinal anesthetics are given during lower abdomen and limb surgeries to block sensory and motor neurons. They are administered in the mid to low lumbar regions, primarily acting on the cauda equina's nerve roots. The blockade level depends on the local anesthetic (LA) concentration. Usually, low LA concentrations are sufficient to block sensory fibers, while only high LA concentrations block motor fibers. Other factors like injection volume and speed, the patient's posture, and the drug...

Inhalational Anesthetics: Overview

Inhalational Anesthetics: Overview

Inhalation anesthetics are drugs that induce general anesthesia upon inhalation. They work by increasing the sensitivity of GABAA receptors or inhibiting NMDA receptors, leading to a decrease in central nervous system activity. The depth of anesthesia can be rapidly adjusted by changing the concentration of the inhaled gas. Some common examples of inhalational anesthetics include volatile liquids like isoflurane, desflurane, sevoflurane and gases like xenon and nitrous oxide. Isoflurane, a...

Local Anesthetics: Clinical Application as Epidural Anesthesia

Local Anesthetics: Clinical Application as Epidural Anesthesia

Epidural anesthetics are administered in the fat-filled epidural space, the outermost part of the spinal canal. This technique is commonly employed for pain management and anesthesia during lower abdomen and pelvis surgeries or labor and delivery.
Since epidural anesthetics can be infused through an epidural catheter, all types of drugs, including short-acting ones, can be administered. Chloroprocaine and lidocaine are examples of short and long-duration anesthetics, respectively. Bupivacaine...

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Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas

Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas

Published on: January 17, 2018

Anesthesia for transsphenoidal pituitary surgery.

Lauren K Dunn¹, Edward C Nemergut

¹Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

|August 22, 2013

Summary

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Anesthetic management for pituitary surgery is evolving with improved visualization and navigation techniques. Careful preoperative assessment and intraoperative monitoring are key for successful outcomes in patients with pituitary tumors.

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Area of Science:

Neurosurgery
Endocrinology
Anesthesiology

Background:

Pituitary tumors present with hormone excess or mass effect symptoms.
Transsphenoidal pituitary surgery is a common treatment modality.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine advancements in preoperative assessment and anesthetic management for transsphenoidal pituitary surgery.
To highlight challenges and strategies for optimizing patient care.

Main Methods:

Review of recent literature on pituitary surgery and anesthetic techniques.
Focus on endoscopic guidance, computer-assisted navigation, and intraoperative MRI.

Main Results:

Endoscopic surgery improves visualization and reduces complications.
Advanced navigation and MRI enhance surgical outcomes.
Airway management is critical in acromegaly and Cushing's disease.
Postoperative diabetes insipidus is common but often self-limited.

Conclusions:

Thorough preanesthetic assessment of hormonal function is essential.
Intraoperative management must balance surgical exposure with hemodynamic stability.
Rapid patient emergence and avoidance of hyponatremia are critical postoperative goals.