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What are the side effects of general anesthesia?

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Question added by Lalia Boukhers , Contracts Manager , Ooredoo
Date Posted: 2017/06/11
Soniya Choorapoikayil
by Soniya Choorapoikayil , Dietitian , Ramkrishna Superspecialty Hospital

nausea and vomiting are the main side effects of a post op patients

Hadi  Jazan
by Hadi Jazan , Charge d’affaires ( Member of teaching staff) , Tishreen Uinversity- Faculty of Nursing

Nosia

Vomiting

lung secretions

Shadi Faour
by Shadi Faour , Qualified Family Doctor , Jordanian MOH

Possible side effects include:

  • feeling sick and vomiting
  • shivering and feeling cold
  • confusion and memory loss
  • bladder problems
  • dizziness
  • bruising and soreness
  • sore throat
  • damage to the mouth or teeth

Possible serious complications and risks include:

  • a serious allergic reaction to the anaesthetic
  • an inherited reaction to the anaesthetic that causes breathing difficulties
  • waking up during your operation
  • death

 

Ambre ALQUIER marouf
by Ambre ALQUIER marouf , médecin gynécologue,obstétricien,échographiste , FRANCE

·        Nausea and vomiting. This commen side effect usually occurs immediately after the procedure, but some people may continue to feel sick for a day or two. 

·        Dry mouth.

·        Sore throat or hoarseness. The tube put in the throat to help breathe during surgery can leave  with a sore throat after it’s removed.

·        Chills and shivering. It’s commen for the body temperature to drop during general anesthesia.

·        Confusion and fuzzy thinking. When first waking from anesthesia, This usually lasts  for just a few hours, but for some people — especially older adults — confusion can last for days or weeks.

·        Muscle aches. The drugs used to relax the muscles during surgery can cause soreness afterward.

·        Itching. If narcotic (opioid) medications are used during or after the operation.

·        Bladder problems. Patient may have difficulty passing urine for a short time

·        Dizziness. Patient may feel dizzy when first stand up. Drinking plenty of fluids should help feel better.

·        Long term side effect

·         Postoperative delirium. Some people may become confused, disoriented, or have trouble remembering things after surgery. This disorientation can come and go, but it usually goes away after about a week.

·        Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). Some people may experience ongoing memory problems or other types of cognitive impairment after surgery.

Amna Riaz
by Amna Riaz , Unit Manager , First Women Bank Limited

temporary confusion and memory loss

  • dizziness.

Hamaad Jaweed
by Hamaad Jaweed , Occuptional Health & Safety Advisor , MOL PAKISTAN OIL & GAS

increase in blood pressure and heart rate also are common general anesthesia side effects Also nausea vomiting ...dizziness, bruising and soreness,sore throat & damage to the mouth or teeth

Pawan Kumar Tiwari
by Pawan Kumar Tiwari , DENTAL SURGEON , SAVITRI DENTAL CLINIC AND IMPLANT CENTRE

  • 1-Mild bruising
  • 2-Redness, itching
  • 3-Swelling where the medication was injected
  • 4-Mild dizziness
  • 5-Nausea;
  • 6-Numbness in places where the medicine is accidentally applied

Nausea and Vomiting

Hallucination

aspiration pneumonitis if administered with remnant of food intraabdominally

Gyan Chand
by Gyan Chand , Additional Professor , Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Nausia & Vomating

dizziness

halucinations

weakness

 

Syed Fraz Hassan Zaidi
by Syed Fraz Hassan Zaidi , EHSS Coorrdinator , SAMAC MMA PMMA PROJECT

Nausea

Vomiting

Heavey Headedness

 

whisper kuwenyi
by whisper kuwenyi , Veterinarian , Chisipite Veterinary Surgery

death, vomiting, vocalisation, pupil dilatation and dry eye.

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