Fear of pain is a common feeling in patients when they have to undergo surgery. Anesthesia and sedation are methods to help patients no longer feel pain during surgery. So how are anesthesia and sedation different?

If you are about to undergo surgery, you are usually given anesthesia to help you fall asleep and forget about the pain. Doctors often use anesthesia for long surgeries or surgeries that require you to stay in an uncomfortable position. There are two main types of anesthesia: inhalation anesthesia and intravenous anesthesia.

Anesthesia is one of the common methods used in surgeries to help patients reduce pain.

Inhalation anesthetics generally have good anesthetic effects and rarely cause serious side effects. Each drug has its own advantages and disadvantages, so it is rarely used alone but is combined with other drugs in anesthesia.