How to Use general anesthesia in a Sentence

general anesthesia

noun
  • The surgery is performed through the front of the neck under general anesthesia.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This wouldn’t be her first time she was put under general anesthesia at Careaga, the state complaint said.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Surgery itself is only 10 minutes long but general anesthesia really does take a toll on you.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 25 Aug. 2025
  • For the donation to take place, Stephen was placed under general anesthesia to allow doctors to insert a catheter into a vein in his neck.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Despite recovering from general anesthesia, Scott was ready to start whipping up jokes.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The medical examiner's office said the amount of ketamine found in his body was equivalent to the amount used in general anesthesia.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
  • However, the levels of ketamine in his body at the time of his death were dangerously high, roughly the same amount used for general anesthesia during surgery.
    — Katie Wall, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
  • In this case, there was minimal swelling and the hook was uneventfully removed under general anesthesia, eliminating any chance of the boy putting up a fight.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But the dentist recommended coming back at another time to use general anesthesia, the attorney said.
    — Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
  • With a traditional breast augmentation, most surgeons use general anesthesia, which puts patients fully out and requires a breathing tube.
    — Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In the past, this was a complicated procedure that entailed stripping out the varicose veins in the operating room with the patient under general anesthesia.
    — Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Shearer said the procedure is similar to surgery for cochlear implants, where doctors access the inner ear to deliver the drug while the patient is under general anesthesia.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Outside of illness, allergies, smoking, breathing through your mouth while sleeping and going under general anesthesia can also cause your throat to hurt when swallowing.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Her blood ketamine level reached concentrations equivalent to general anesthesia.
    — Michael Alvear, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Besides the pain, discomfort and fatigue from the surgery and general anesthesia, you are typically left with urinary leakage and incontinence and erectile dysfunction for at least a while.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • While the patients were under general anesthesia, surgeons temporarily inserted thin probes into their hippocampus.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
  • The traditional method of testing for colorectal cancer is a colonoscopy − an invasive procedure requiring several hours of prep time by the patient and the use of general anesthesia.
    — Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Many of these surgeries are performed with local or twilight anesthesia, which may help support a more manageable recovery and address certain surgical risks compared to general anesthesia.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Once the procedure — a two-and-a-half-hour process done with IV sedation instead of general anesthesia — was complete, Neda's recovery process began.
    — Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Surgery is performed under general anesthesia in modern clinical environments.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
  • It’s estimated that in roughly one or two of every 1,000 surgeries under general anesthesia, the patient regains consciousness.
    — Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The family of a 4-year-old Oregon child who suffered severe brain damage after being put under general anesthesia before a dental procedure has filed a $22 million civil suit against the dentist.
    — Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The Smithsonian veterinary team brought Nick in for a full examination under general anesthesia to diagnose his condition, but Nick’s heart stopped during the procedure.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Last year, a Dane County judge appointed a special prosecutor to investigate Ridglan Farms after former employees testified that dogs were being mistreated, including having eye surgeries performed on them without general anesthesia.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Last year, a Dane County judge appointed a special prosecutor to investigate Ridglan Farms after former employees testified that dogs were being mistreated, including having eye surgeries performed on them without general anesthesia.
    — Quinn Clark, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

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