Monday, November 30, 2009

What are some common drugs used to make up general anesthesia?

I'm doing my med/surg case study on a patient who had surgery on his broken ankle so I guess he had an open reduction and fixation (rods and screws were put in). We have to list the drugs used for this kind of procedure and we can't just write general anesthesia; so I need to know some drugs commonly used to make up this cocktail.What are some common drugs used to make up general anesthesia?
It's not a cocktail - it's an ongoing and constantly changing administration of a variety of drugs.





Here is a sample of what might be given:





Propofol, sevoflurane in oxygen and air, fentanyl, midazolam, ondansetron, and maybe morphine or hydromorphone. If intubation was required (may or may not be for this procedure) then add a paralytic, such as rocuronium or vecuronium, and reversal of said paralysis with neostigminie and glycopyrrolate.





Every case is different, and different anesthesiologists might approach the same case differently. In fact, I'd suggest a spinal :)

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