Anesthesiology

The branch of medicine that is focused on the relief of pain in the perioperative period (i.e., before or after a surgical procedure) is known as anesthesiology. Anesthesia temporarily blocks sensory and pain signals from the nerves to the centres in the brain.

Anesthesia is a treatment using drugs called anesthetics. These drugs keep you from feeling pain during medical procedures. Anesthesiologists are medical doctors who administer anaesthesia and manage pain. Some anaesthesia numbs a small area of the body. General anaesthesia makes you unconscious (asleep) during invasive surgical procedures. Some anaesthetic medications numb certain parts of the body, while other medications numb the brain to induce sleep through more invasive surgical procedures, like those within the head, chest, or abdomen.