title: General anaesthesia in general practice.
abstract: Several important physiological parameters may vary during the course of an anaesthetic. The administration of safe general anaesthesia demands the constant recognition of these variations by continual monitoring with simple are unsophisticated apparatus. This article reviews these physiological parameters, and the use of monitors on the anesthetic machine, the patient and the anaesthetist.
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001775:Blood Circulation; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D002302:Cardiac Output; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D011674:Pulse; D012119:Respiration; D014680:Veins
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D002245:Carbon Dioxide