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Dr. Brandon Lucas Villarreal, M.D.
- Murrieta, CA
- Univ of Cincinnati Coll of Med, Cincinnati Oh
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Is it true that anesthesia for obese people is riskier?
Yes, very much so! People who are obese are at a greater risk for diabetes, stroke, heart attack, dementia and lung complications during their daily lives. Now, give them surgery READ MORE
Yes, very much so! People who are obese are at a greater risk for diabetes, stroke, heart attack, dementia and lung complications during their daily lives. Now, give them surgery and anesthesia and the risk is magnified. Keep in my though that many obese patients undergo surgery and anesthesia successfully without complications, even though the risk for complications is much greater. You need an anesthesiologist who is skilled with managing obese patients.
Can anesthesia in elderly patients cause excessive sleep?
I am not sure what you mean by excessive sleep. Anesthetics do affect the elderly, especially if the elderly person already has a history of dementia, stroke, or any other neuro-degenerative READ MORE
I am not sure what you mean by excessive sleep. Anesthetics do affect the elderly, especially if the elderly person already has a history of dementia, stroke, or any other neuro-degenerative disease like Parkinson’s. Also the medications elderly folks take routinely will magnify the effects of sedating anesthetics.
I have a heel spur. Does the treatment involve anesthesia?
You don’t need general anesthesia for a bone spur. You may have local anesthesia, ankle nerve blocks or a pipliteal nerve block to numb up the surgical site.
