Surgical Anesthesia Services

What type of Anesthesia is used at the Surgery Center?
The types of anesthesia techniques available are many. The anesthesiologist will work with you to select techniques that will allow you to recover quickly and have few side effects while assuring your safety.

General Anesthesia:
This method produces unconsciousness so that you will not feel, see or hear anything during your procedure. The medications are given through an IV line or anesthesia mask by the Anesthesiologist and/or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).

Regional Anesthesia:
This method results in numbness with the injection of local anesthesia around the nerves in a region of the body that will be undergoing the surgical procedure. Epidural and Spinal blocks anesthetize the abdomen and lower extremities. Other nerve blocks can be performed on the nerves of the arms or legs to anesthetize an individual extremity as well. Regional anesthesia is administered by the Anesthesiologist and/or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). With this type of anesthesia, additional medication can be given that will provide comfort, make you drowsy and blur your memory.

Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC):
This method involves the use of pain medication and sedatives through an IV line given by your Anesthesiologist and/or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). The surgeon will also inject local anesthesia into the skin in the area of the procedure to provide additional pain control during and after the procedure is complete.

Local Anesthesia:
The surgeon will inject local anesthetic medication in the surgical site to numb the area so that you are comfortable during the procedure.

Can I drive myself after having anesthesia/sedation?
No. On discharge you MUST be accompanied by a responsible adult who may either drive you home or accompany you home in a taxi/public transportation.

Is it possible I will wake up during General Anesthesia?
If you are having general anesthesia, you will not see, feel or hear anything and it is extremely unlikely that you will awaken during surgery. Your Anesthesiologist and/or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) will be working hard to ensure that a sufficient amount of medication is given to you to produce the state of unconsciousness that is typical of general anesthesia. During the anesthesia, you will be asleep (unconscious), perhaps even with dreaming - throughout the entire operation.


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	What type of Anesthesia is used at the Surgery Center? The types of anesthesia techniques available are many. The anesthesiologist will work with you to select techniques that will allow you to recover quickly and have few side effects while assuring your safety. General Anesthesia: This method produces unconsciousness so that you will not feel, see or hear anything during your procedure. The medications are given through an IV line or anesthesia mask by the Anesthesiologist and/or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). Regional Anesthesia: This method results in numbness with the injection of local anesthesia around the nerves in a region of the body that will be undergoing the surgical procedure. Epidural and Spinal blocks anesthetize the abdomen and lower extremities. Other nerve blocks can be performed on the nerves of the arms or legs to anesthetize an individual extremity as well. Regional anesthesia is administered by the Anesthesiologist and/or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). With this type of anesthesia, additional medication can be given that will provide comfort, make you drowsy and blur your memory. Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC): This method involves the use of pain medication and sedatives through an IV line given by your Anesthesiologist and/or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). The surgeon will also inject local anesthesia into the skin in the area of the procedure to provide additional pain control during and after the procedure is complete. Local Anesthesia: The surgeon will inject local anesthetic medication in the surgical site to numb the area so that you are comfortable during the procedure. Can I drive myself after having anesthesia/sedation? No. On discharge you MUST be accompanied by a responsible adult who may either drive you home or accompany you home in a taxi/public transportation. Is it possible I will wake up during General Anesthesia? If you are having general anesthesia, you will not see, feel or hear anything and it is extremely unlikely that you will awaken during surgery. Your Anesthesiologist and/or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) will be working hard to ensure that a sufficient amount of medication is given to you to produce the state of unconsciousness that is typical of general anesthesia. During the anesthesia, you will be asleep (unconscious), perhaps even with dreaming - throughout the entire operation.