RT Book, Section A1 Stringer, Janet L. SR Print(0) ID 1187633991 T1 General Anesthetics T2 Basic Concepts in Pharmacology: What You Need to Know for Each Drug Class, 6e YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781264264841 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187633991 RD 2024/11/03 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.