Surgery Definition - What is total intra venous anesthesia?
What is total intra venous anesthesia?
Total intravenous anesthesia is also known as TIVA which involves the introduction of intravenous anesthetic agents for induction and maintenance. This is continued later with intravenous muscle relaxant and analgesic. The common benefits of total intravenous anesthesia include better management of the depth of anesthesia, lower risk of adverse reaction and side effects as lesser drugs are considered and less risk of hepatitis and malignant hyperpyrexia.
Total intravenous anesthesia is also known as TIVA which involves the introduction of intravenous anesthetic agents for induction and maintenance. This is continued later with intravenous muscle relaxant and analgesic. The common benefits of total intravenous anesthesia include better management of the depth of anesthesia, lower risk of adverse reaction and side effects as lesser drugs are considered and less risk of hepatitis and malignant hyperpyrexia.
