Anesthesia Information Guide

You will need anesthesia for a diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedure.

It has been prepared to inform about anesthesia practices at Anadolu Medical Center.

When you make an Initiative Appointment

When you are placed on the appointment list by your doctor for a diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedure under anesthesia, you will be directed to Anadolu Medical Center Anesthesiology Polyclinic.

The anesthesiologist you will meet here will discuss your current illness, your current state of health, your

He/she will get detailed information about your family history, habits, allergies and medications you are taking and perform a general body examination.

Your anesthesiologist may ask you to have some laboratory tests (blood tests, ECG, chest x-ray, etc.) required by your clinical condition and the type of intervention you will undergo in order to ensure that your anesthesia is performed under the safest and most comfortable conditions. These tests are performed on the day or when you are admitted to the hospital for the procedure and the results are evaluated by your anesthesiologist.

Your anesthesiologist will inform you about anesthesia options suitable for the type of intervention you will undergo, what you can do in terms of preparation for the intervention and anesthesia (fasting before anesthesia, smoking cessation-reduction, whether to continue the medications you use, etc.).

When you are hospitalized

Your anesthesiologist will see you in your room before the procedure. He or she will go over the information from the outpatient clinic interview, perform a general body examination again to assess your current health status and evaluate your laboratory results.

Your anesthesiologist will inform you about the sedative medication (purpose, method of administration, type, etc.) that will be given before anesthesia.

Operating Room

You will be brought from your room to the operating room by the floor nurse. After resting in the waiting room for a while and meeting your surgeon and anesthesiologist again, you will be taken to the operating room. In addition to your surgeon’s assistant surgeon and anesthesiologist, you will encounter a large staff of assistant doctors, surgical nurses, anesthesia technicians and other auxiliary nursing staff.

After you are taken to the operating table, an IV line is started and your vital signs are monitored via various cables, your anesthesiologist will start your anesthesia. Surgery begins with sterile cleaning and covering of the surgical site.

Throughout the entire operation, your anesthesiologist continuously monitors all your vital data with advanced technological devices, detects and treats deviations from the norm immediately and ensures that your operation is completed safely and comfortably. Your pain management during and after the operation is also regulated by your anesthesiologist.

At the end of the operation, after being awakened by your anesthesiologist, you will be taken to the rest room within the operating room where you will rest until you are completely recovered from the effects of anesthesia. Here, you will be monitored by experienced nurses in accordance with the instructions of your anesthesiologist, and after your necessary treatment has been arranged, you will be taken to your room at the time your anesthesiologist deems appropriate.

Your anesthesiologist will visit you in your room in the postoperative period, evaluate your complaints and make the necessary treatment arrangements.

Types of Anesthesia

There are three types of anesthesia with different modes of administration and uses:

In general anesthesia, the patient is put into a state of physiological sleep, accompanied by painlessness and often muscle relaxation. Anesthesia is achieved with drugs administered intravenously and/or inhaled into the patient. The patient, who is monitored in detail by the anesthesiologist at every moment during the entire operation and treated in case of deviations from normal, is awakened at the end of the operation.

In regional anesthesia, the nerve network of a specific body region is deactivated by injection of a local anesthetic drug by an anesthesiologist and painlessness is achieved in that region. The most commonly used types of this method are epidural anesthesia, spinal anesthesia and peripheral blocks. The patient spends the duration of the operation in a fully awake or slightly drowsy state, depending on demand or need, and is monitored at all times by the anesthesiologist.

In local anesthesia, a special anesthetic drug is administered by the surgeon around the tissue where the procedure will be performed to numb a limited area. The anesthesiologist gives the patient intravenous painkillers and sedatives to make the surgical process more comfortable (Sedoanalgesia; Monitored Anesthesia Care).