Combination anesthesia

As a combination of anesthesia or combined anesthesia the simultaneous performance of is general (narcosis) and regional anesthesia procedures referred to. This saves anesthetics in the respective procedures , which can reduce side effects . Pain catheters placed using regional anesthesia allow effective pain therapy to be carried out for days after the anesthesia has ended .

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HA Adams, E. Kochs, C. Krier: Today's anesthetic methods - attempt at a systematics. Anesthesiology Intensivmed Emergency Med Schmerzther 2001; 36: 262-267. doi : 10.1055 / s-2001-14470 PMID 11413694

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