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Anaesthesiology
What does anaesthesiology mean?
The Greek word „anaesthesia“ means being without feeling or being numbed.
We distinguish
- Local anaesthesia, or localised numbing, in which a small area of the body is anaesthetised by injection of a local anaesthetic;
- Regional anaesthesia, in which a larger portion of the body is anaesthetised; and
- General anaesthesia, in which the patient enters a temporary state of unconsciousness and pain perception in the entire body is switched off.
All regional and general anaesthetics are carried out under the supervision of a physician specialised in anaesthesiology.
Aanesthesiology refers to science and research pertaining to the field of anaesthesia.
Analgesia is the elimination of pain perception only.
