Anesthesia

Overview

MUHC Patient Education Office

• Visiting the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society

• Anesthesia FAQ
• Common Side Effects after Anesthesia
• Who are Anesthesiologists?

Canadian Cancer Society

• Anesthesia

HealthLink BC

• Anesthesia
• Anesthesia: Health Risks
• Monitoring During Anesthesia

iBiology (United States)

• Anesthesia and the Brain (Video and Text)

Medline Plus (United States)

• Anesthesia — What to Ask Your Doctor — Adult

Merck Manual — Consumer Version (United States)

• Anesthesia

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (United States)

• Anesthesia

Nemours (United States)

• Types of Anesthesia

News in Health: National Institutes of Health (United States)

• Going Under: A Closer Look at Anesthesia

Patient.info (United Kingdom)

• Anaesthesia

Royal College of Anaesthetists (United Kingdom)

• Anaesthesia Information Leaflets and Video Resources
• Anaesthesia and Risk Leaflets
• Anaesthesia and Your Weight
• Your Airway and Breathing during Anaesthesia

UCLA Health (United States)

• Anaesthesia (Text and Video)

General Anesthesia

HealthLink BC

• General Anesthesia

Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève (Switzerland)

• Rest Easy — Information about General Anesthesia

Mayo Clinic (United States)

• General Anesthesia

National Health Service (United Kindsom)

• General Anaesthesia

Regional & Local Anesthesia

HealthLink BC

• Local Anesthesia
• Regional Anesthesia
• Learning about Spinal Anesthesia
• Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Anesthesia
• Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia

Medline Plus (United States)

• Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia

National Health Service (United Kingdom)

• Local Anaesthesia

Royal College of Anaesthetists (United Kingdom)

• Epidural Pain Relief after Surgery

Sedation

Canadian Cancer Society

• Sedation

Healthlink BC

• Procedural Sedation

MD Anderson Cancer Center (United States)

• Anesthesia Sedation: What to Expect (Video)

Medline Plus (United States)

• Conscious Sedation for Surgical Procedures

Royal College of Anaesthetists (United Kingdom)

• Sedation Explained: Information for Patients

Related Topics

• Pain
• Rehabilitation
• Surgery (General Information)

You may also consult our resources in French or our list of general health sites.