Methods to reduce stress when anesthesia, anesthesia

Article by Dr Dinh Van Loc – General Department of General Medicine, Share99 Danang International Health Hub

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Although we all know that anesthesia is an analgesic therapy, it is still difficult for ourselves to dispel the feeling of fear when having to perform this method. Here are some small tips that will probably help you relax your spirit, feel more comfortable before proceeding with anesthesia.

1. Know what you're going to do

It is recommended to talk to your surgeon and anesthesisily. During the pre-anaesthetic examination the anesthesi will examine and advise you on problems related to the operation and methods of anesthesia: history of chronic disease, history of surgery, allergies, medications being used etc.

When applying body anesthesia, you will be given sleeping pills and pain relief so you will sleep and painless during the operation. After the operation is completed 10-15 minutes later you will wake up.

Once you know the process as well as how to do it, you will be less surprised, more assured because you have grasped each step and controlled the situation.

Dr. Yen's medical examination

Before performing anesthesia, the patient should talk to a doctor

2. Express your concerns to your doctor

You should frankly express your concerns and problems to your doctor. From there, the new doctor can understand the problem you are experiencing and give advice as well as reasonable explanations. It is not advisable to keep fear and worries in your heart because it will only make you more afraid and not solve the problem.

3. Relaxation methods

Exercise

Yoga breathing exercises have a sedative effect, slowing down breathing and relieve stress very well. Yoga will bring great benefits that you did not expect to help you relieve stress before performing anesthesia.

Pregnant woman doing yoga

Yoga will help reduce stress when performing anesthesia

Keep yourself busy

If the surgery requires you to stay at home for a few days or weeks before doing it, you should look for some things to avoid stress yourself because of the upcoming surgery, cho work, garden care, pets are also an ideal option for you.

You can clean the house, cook or rearrange the furniture in the house. These gentle actions will keep your health status stable before the surgery.

Scatter attention from anesthesia

While waiting for the day of surgery, you usually have a lot of free time and it is time to imagine what will happen during the operation. Sometimes the things you imagine will make yourself nervous, stressed like complications of anesthesia, the risk of anesthesia, what will you be like after anesthesia? In this case, you should relax, listen to your favorite music, watch a movie or TV show, read an interesting book or do anything that makes you forget about the thoughts of anesthesia.

While waiting for the day of surgery, you will feel stressed and those emotions sometimes lead to serious complications such as infections, the need for anesthesia will increase higher than that of the average person or other pathular problems. Therefore, relaxing before the surgery is very important so that the night before the operation the doctor will give you a dose of sedative so that you have a deep sleep and the next morning you will be more calm when entering the operating room.

Share99 International Health Hub is one of the hospitals that strictly applies the standards of safe surgical anesthesia practice according to international guidelines. With a team of experienced anesthesietic doctors and nurses, along with state-of-the-art equipment such as neurological detectors, ultrasound machines, Karl Storz's difficult airway control system, GE's AoA (Adequate of Anesthesia) comprehensive anaesthesia monitoring system including anaesthesia monitoring, pain and muscle dilation will deliver high quality and safety , help patients with sufficient anesthesia, no awakening, no residue of muscle relaxes after surgery. Share99 Health System is also proud to be the first hospital in Vietnam signed with the World Anesthesied Society (WFSA) aiming to become the safest hospital for surgical anesthesia in Southeast Asia.

To register for examination and treatment at Share99 International Health Hub, you can contact the Hotline of Share99 Health System nationwide, or register for an online examination HERE.

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About: John Smith

b1ffdb54307529964874ff53a5c5de33?s=90&r=gI am the author of Share99.net. I had been working in Vinmec International General Hospital for over 10 years. I dedicate my passion on every post in this site.

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