title: General anesthesia.
abstract: The general anesthetic course has been made acceptably safe with the development of modern anesthetic agents and techniques and increased capabilities for monitoring patient organ systems. Each area of surgery has features unique to its specialty. Consideration of these aspects when planning an anesthetic and surgical course, as well as the importance of the team effort, cannot be overemphasized.
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D000777:Anesthetics; D003975:Diazepam; D004737:Enflurane; D005045:Etomidate; D005283:Fentanyl; D006221:Halothane; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007530:Isoflurane; D007649:Ketamine; D008140:Lorazepam; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013874:Thiopental; D014140:Tracheotomy
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D007649:Ketamine; D004737:Enflurane; D007530:Isoflurane; D013874:Thiopental; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D008140:Lorazepam; D003975:Diazepam; D005283:Fentanyl; D006221:Halothane; D005045:Etomidate