General Anesthesia

General anesthesia is a reversible state of pharmacologically induced unconsciousness characterized by loss of consciousness, sensory perception, and nociception, with concurrent amnesia and muscle relaxation.

24.1K

Publications

1.1M

Citations

69.2K

Authors

8.2K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3.3K

Parents

Veterinary Anesthesiology

Children

Airway ManagementAnesthetic ComplicationsAnesthetic EmergenciesAnesthetic EquipmentAnesthetic MaintenanceAnesthetic MonitoringAnesthetic PharmacologyAnesthetic RecoveryBalanced AnesthesiaCardiovascular Effects Of Anesthesia

Publications

24.1K

Early Exposure to Common Anesthetic Agents Causes Widespread Neurodegeneration in the Developing Rat Brain and Persistent Learning Deficits

Vesna Jevtović‐Todorović, Richard E. Hartman, Yukitoshi Izumi et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2003 · 2K citations · Full text

Medicine, Anesthesiology, Neuroscience +17

Practice Guidelines for Sedation and Analgesia by Non-Anesthesiologists

Anesthesiology · 2002 · 1.9K citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine +13

A new model of bilateral hemispheric ischemia in the unanesthetized rat.

W. A. Pulsinelli, J. B. Brierley · Stroke · 1979 · 1.9K citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Neuroscience, Neurosurgery +12

Practice Guidelines for Sedation and Analgesia by Non-Anesthesiologists

Anesthesiology · 1996 · 1.6K citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine +13

Bispectral index monitoring to prevent awareness during anaesthesia: the B-Aware randomised controlled trial

Kate Leslie, John J. McNeil, Andrew Forbes · The Lancet · 2004 · 1.3K citations

Veterinary Medicine, Anesthesiology, Anesthesia +11

1–5 of 24.1K

Authors

69.2K

DI
Daniel I. Sessler
Cleveland Clinic, United States
177 publications · 17.2K citations
70
h-index
EI
Edmond I. Eger
University of California, San Francisco, United States
170 publications · 10.6K citations
60
h-index
PF
Paul F. White
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States
80 publications · 8.6K citations
51
h-index
PF
Paul F. White
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States
67 publications · 4.3K citations
39
h-index
GH
Göran Hedenstierna
Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden
69 publications · 8K citations
39
h-index

1–5 of 69.2K

Institutions

8.2K

1–8 of 8.2K

Venues

Anesthesiology
2.3K publications · 192.7K citations
200
h-index
Anesthesia & Analgesia
2.9K publications · 166.7K citations
162
h-index
British Journal of Anaesthesia
1K publications · 61.6K citations
121
h-index
Anaesthesia
900 publications · 40.7K citations
93
h-index
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
1K publications · 43.7K citations
92
h-index

1–5

See also General Anesthesia
Pharmacologic Agents	Glycopyrrolate Use
Anesthetic Techniques	Inhalation Anesthesia Inhalation Induction Maintenance Of Anesthesia
Airway Management	Endotracheal Intubation Rapid Sequence Induction Extubation In Neurosurgical Patients Preoperative Airway Examination
Physiologic Monitoring	Electroencephalography Electrocardiography Pulse Oximetry Blood Pressure Monitoring Patient Temperature Monitoring Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Respiratory Rate Monitoring Pupillary Response Assessment Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring Heart Rate Variability End-tidal Anesthetic Gas Monitoring
Perioperative Risks	Postoperative Nausea Intraoperative Hypotension Airway Obstruction Perioperative Hypertension Management Hypothermia Postoperative Cognitive Impairment Acute Kidney Injury Respiratory Failure