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General anesthesia is increasingly preferred over regional anesthesia, with the administration of muscle relaxants and controlled respiration becoming routine practice.
The article notes a historical trend toward increased use of general anesthesia, muscle relaxants, and controlled respiration in clinical practice.
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Reflects evolving anesthetic preferences; leaves open comparative outcome data versus regional techniques.
Anesthetic TechnicsChanges in Anesthetic PracticeNo precise data on changes in clinical anesthetic practice are available. However, certain trends appear to be taking place if one can judge by subjects presented at meetings, the contents of papers published in the clinical literature of anesthesiology and the examination of statistical reports. These appear to fall into several categories. The trend toward the use of more general anesthesia than regional anesthesia appears to be continuing. The administration of muscle relaxants and controlled respiration during general anesthesia is now so commonplace as to be considered almost routine in many clinics. There also . . .
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Ngai et al. (1963) conducted an editorial in Anesthesia. General anesthesia vs. Regional anesthesia was evaluated. General anesthesia is increasingly preferred over regional anesthesia, with the administration of muscle relaxants and controlled respiration becoming routine practice.
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