Anesthesiologist’s recommendations for preparing a child before general anesthesia

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    On the day of anesthesia, the following is allowed: light food (soup-puree) 4 hours before anesthesia, sweet transparent liquid (tea, compote) 2 hours before anesthesia.
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    On the day of the treatment, you must come to the clinic at the appointed time.
  • 3
    The anesthesiologist again talks with the parents and the child.
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    Then the child and his mother go to the dentist’s office, where the child is turned on their favorite cartoon and offered to breathe through an anesthetic mask (induction of anesthesia with a gas mixture).
  • 5
    After the child falls asleep, the parents leave, the anesthesiologist catheterizes the vein, and tests and ECG are taken.
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    After evaluating the results of the examination, the work of the dentist begins, which can last several hours. During treatment, the anesthesiologist monitors heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation of the blood.
  • 7
    The child wakes up 10-15 minutes after stopping the drug administration, without discomfort, nausea, vomiting, hallucinations.
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    After 30-40 minutes the child can drink water, then take a light meal and will be sent home.