Dr. Rajan Bhatt is a Scottsdale, Arizona, physician who guides Spectrum Dermatology and leads Valley Surgery Center. When it comes to the latter multi-specialty facility, Dr. Rajan Bhatt emphasizes a team approach to anesthesia to ensure patient comfort.
This approach involves a certified nurse anesthetist and board certified anesthesiologist, who provide personalized care throughout surgery and other procedures. With type of surgery defining the anesthesia approach used, some patients only require local anesthetic that’s injected in the treated region. This numbs a localized area and blocks the nerves responsible for transmitting pain sensations.
Sedation typically takes the form of nitrous oxide which, in tandem with anesthesia, addresses patient anxieties as well as pain. More strong than the other two options, general anesthesia is administered intravenously and causes a temporary loss of consciousness. This is a safe, sleep-like state, which eliminates the pain that many people feel apprehensive about during surgery and related procedures.
Whatever anesthesia approach is selected, the aim is one of ensuring that the anesthetic applied is suitable for the actual procedure at hand, so that the patient can recover quickly once the surgery is completed. Your anesthesiologist will work closely with you, in tandem with a trusted physician, in recommending an anesthesia option ideally suited for the specific procedure at hand.
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