844 IAC 5-5-7 "General anesthesia" defined

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this rule, "general anesthesia" means a drug-induced loss of consciousness during which patients are not arousable, even by pain stimulation. (b) The following are conditions that a patient under general anesthesia may experience: (1) The ability to independently maintain ventilatory function is often impaired. (2) Patients often require assistance in maintaining a patent airway, and positive pressure ventilation may be required because of depressed spontaneous ventilation or drug-induced depression of neuromuscular function. (3) Cardiovascular function may be impaired.