At the end of the day, enough empirical data over a long enough time frame will have to do, especially if there are no alternatives. Sure do like me a good mechanism though, especially for new things, gives a clue as to long term side effects.
Genuinely, we’re better at preventing memory formation and experience of pain than actual sedation. Patients can be cognitively present, and the reason they’re not traumatized from a experiencing a surgery is that we’re preventing the experience from leaving a mark on the brain
Anesthesia, we have no idea how, just that it works
At the end of the day, enough empirical data over a long enough time frame will have to do, especially if there are no alternatives. Sure do like me a good mechanism though, especially for new things, gives a clue as to long term side effects.
I heard that in Fillion’s voice, lol. Shiny.
Genuinely, we’re better at preventing memory formation and experience of pain than actual sedation. Patients can be cognitively present, and the reason they’re not traumatized from a experiencing a surgery is that we’re preventing the experience from leaving a mark on the brain
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40626585/