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A member asked:
Does every surgery that require general anesthesia use intubation?
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No: Many surgeries that require general anesthesia are done with lma (laryngeal mask airway); but the use if lma is contraindicated in many instances. So many surgeries are done with intubation still.
Answered 2/20/2014
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No!: General anesthesia means that you are completely asleep. You may breathe on your own or need for your breathing to be assisted. If your muscles need to be completely relaxed and you need help to breathe during surgery, then intubation (a breathing tube) will be used. There are other ways to have ga while breathing on your own. It all depends on what kind of surgery you are having. Talk to your md!
Answered 2/22/2014
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No: No, it is also possible by a mask, depends on the type of surgery and duration of anesthesia , etc..
Answered 4/19/2016
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