Before some types of surgery, a person will be given a medicine to help them sleep and not feel pain. This drug is called a general anesthetic, given into the patient's body in two ways: intravenous injection and aerosol.

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?

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