Indiana Administrative Code
Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA
Article 2.2 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
Rule 1.1 - Definitions
Section 1.1-8 - "General anesthesia" defined
Universal Citation: 844 IN Admin Code 1.1-8
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 25-22.5-2-7
Affected: IC 25-22.5; IC 25-27.5
Sec. 8.
(a) For purposes of IC 25-27.5, "general anesthesia" means a drug-induced loss of consciousness during which patients are not arousable, even by pain stimulation.
(b) The following are conditions that a patient under general anesthesia may experience:
(1) The ability to independently maintain
ventilatory function is often impaired.
(2) Patients often require assistance in
maintaining a patent airway, and positive pressure ventilation may be required
due to depressed spontaneous ventilation or drug-induced depression of
neuromuscular function.
(3)
Cardiovascular function may be impaired.
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