TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - General Anesthetics A1 - Stringer, Janet L. PY - 2022 T2 - Basic Concepts in Pharmacology: What You Need to Know for Each Drug Class, 6e AB - The state of general anesthesia is a drug-induced absence of perception of all sensations. Depths of anesthesia appropriate for surgical procedures can be achieved with a wide variety of drugs. General anesthetics are administered primarily by inhalation and intravenous (IV) injection. These routes of administration allow control of the dosage and time course of action. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/02 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187633991 ER -