General Anaesthesia and Sedation in DentistryThe authors build on the basis of physiology and pharmacology to provide an updated account of the scientific and practical aspects of anaesthesis. This book should continue to be a valuable reference for FDS candidates and dental practitioners as well as for undergraduate students. |
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action administered adult airway obstruction alveoli anaesthetic agents anaesthetic machine anaesthetist analgesic apnoea assessment barbiturates benzodiazepines blood pressure breathing carbon dioxide cardiac arrest cardiac output cardiovascular cause Chapter clinical concentration cylinder dental anaesthesia diazepam disease dosage dose drug effects enflurane extubation factors flumazenil fresh gas flow gases given haemoglobin half-life halothane increased incremental induction of anaesthesia inhalation anaesthesia inhalation anaesthetic inhalational agents inspired intravenous agents intravenous injection intubation isoflurane laryngoscope laryngospasm larynx lungs mandible metabolism methohexitone mg/kg midazolam monitoring mouth muscle relaxation needle nitrous oxide normal occur operator oral oropharynx out-patient oxygen PaCO2 pain partial pressure particularly patient pharynx plasma position possible potent practice premedication problems procedure produce propofol pulse pulse oximeter rapid recovery reduced reflexes respiration respiratory centre respiratory depression result risk saturated sedative side-effects solubility surgery surgical technique thiopentone tissues tracheal tube treatment usually vapour vein venepuncture venous vocal cords volume vomiting