A 21-year-old patient is positioned on the operating room table in preparation for knee surgery. After the anesthesiologist induces the patient, what is the next phase of anesthesia?
A) Induction
B) Maintenance
C) Recovery
D) Medullary paralysis
D
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Induction is the period from the beginning of anesthesia until stage 3, or surgical anesthesia, is reached. After induction comes the maintenance phase from stage 3 until the surgical procedure is complete. A slower, more predictable anesthetic, such as a gas anesthetic, may be used to maintain the anesthesia after the patient is in stage 3 . This is followed by the recovery period that begins with the discontinuation of anesthesia. Medullary paralysis is the depth of anesthesia known as stage 4 . Option C is a distracter.
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