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DorktorNoth
6 months ago

“Different” is actually a difficult word, because strictly speaking, an anesthesia is a form of coma. It’s all the definition thing. I’ll explain.

“Koma” means a form of consciousness exercise. The three stages of the so-called quantitative disorder of consciousness are somnolence (weakness), sopor (deep sleep, barely awakenable) and coma (unconsciousness, no awakening also to strong stimuli). The coma itself is then divided into severity (light, medium, heavy and deep).

And now the clou comes: “Come ” just refers to the state of unconsciousness, not its cause. Who is in the coma is deeply unconscious, no matter where unconsciousness comes from.

So it can be said that someone is in the drug or alcohol rush or in a massive undersewing, if he is not awakenable by what stimuli. “Come is not your own disease.” This is similar to “Fieber”, which could be a symptom of zig disorders.

So, and anaesthesia is a state of artificially produced unconsciousness, from which one cannot be awakened – that is, who has received an anaesthesia is by definition in a coma.

However, “coma” is usually referred to as disease-related states which are not deliberately brought about, but strictly speaking, “coma” simply describes the state of unconsciousness, not its source

And this is the answer to your question: there is no difference. Only the definition is somewhat different, as anesthesia is a process and coma is a state.

DorktorNoth
6 months ago
Reply to  DorktorNoth

Oh, supplement: no, by eefinition you feel nothing else in the coma is not a coma.

KingJu200211
6 months ago

Hello justgetit,

a general anaesthesia and a coma have quite many similarities. Once the so-called “characters of general anaesthesia” agree to a large extent. These are unconsciousness, amnesia, lack of pain sensation, motionlessness with a stable function of heart and circulation, breathing and thermoregulation. In the sense of unconsciousness, it can also be said that the patient in a general anesthesia corresponds to a comatical state.

Awakening from anaesthesia and coma also has numerous similarities – however, with the substantial difference that anaesthesia can be terminated within a few minutes by the interruption of anaesthetic agents, while the awakening from the coma goes for months or years and is currently not to be influenced therapeutically. When starting from the artificial coma, the last point is not quite true, because by the reduction and the subsequent degradation of the respective hypnotic, it is possible to awaken the patient relatively quickly – at least when everything goes according to plan.

As a major difference, one can probably say, such as anesthesia or Coma will be launched: For an anesthesia is carried out consciously or intentionally, for example for an operation. A coma (except an artificial) leads the body itself and is always a life-threatening condition.
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I hope I could help and wish a nice weekend
KingJu200211

DorktorNoth
6 months ago
Reply to  KingJu200211

Attention, a coma is never a protection state. It is always a life-threatening and never normal consciousness exercise

KingJu200211
6 months ago
Reply to  DorktorNoth

Okay, thanks for the hint. I thought the body goes over to the coma, for example, to drive the body into a state of rest in case of severe injuries, so. But okay, my mistake, I’ll correct.

KingJu200211
6 months ago

Thank you.

Please don’t blame me. That’s just my job, and I’m gonna print on any such fact that doesn’t even ask for it… 😁 But since you’re “interested in medicine”, the info might be good.

And no, in no case, I find your correction very helpful. I know for the next time 😉. And with the “interest in medicine” you have also recognized correctly, I have become a little smarter in the area.

Good Sunday.

DorktorNoth
6 months ago

No, unfortunately not. Koma describes a state of unconsciousness and that is unfortunately never normal. Of course, the result of a serious injury, e.g. skull-brain trauma, can be the result of a serious injury, but this then does not happen for protection, but because of the damage caused.

This also applies to intensive care. The so-called artificial coma is also not used for healing. It does not protect the body, except that the metabolism is reduced and therefore less oxygen is consumed, which of course can have a protective effect for certain tissues. In the end, “artificial coma” is a bit more damaging and you use this means very carefully.

Please don’t blame me. That’s just my job, and I’m gonna print on any such fact that doesn’t even ask for it… 😁 But since you’re “interested in medicine”, the info might be good.

garfield262
6 months ago

Moin,

an anesthesia is an artificially produced state of consciousness exercise up to loss of consciousness. The course from the watch state to the lack of awakening is flowing.

A coma is always an uncontrolled state. One speaks laityfully also of the “artificial coma”, but this is technically wrong. A coma is always caused by a sick condition. What is wrongly referred to as “artificial coma” is correctly also called anesthesia or, for example, analgosedation.

Whether you feel something in the coma depends on the underlying disease and the depth of unconsciousness. Many coma patients, however, show reaction, e.g. in pain irritations, but in some cases also in response.

Question answered or something open?

Love greeting

Luardya
6 months ago

An anesthesia is administered, for example, to perform an surgery without the patient feeling something.

In the case of a coma, there is usually a serious illness or bleeding, and in most cases one falls unintentionally into the coma (except in the case of artificial).

There are people who say they’ve got everything in the coma and felt it. But nothing could do.

Luardya
6 months ago
Reply to  justgetit

You don’t give things like size, weight, other medicines, etc. for free so that they know exactly how much means they are supposed to splash you, so you can’t wake up too soon. And my testimony referred to the coma, not to general anesthesia.

KingJu200211
6 months ago
Reply to  justgetit

I wrote on your other question:

You can’t feel that easy. It is possible to wake up during the surgery. The probability of this lies in one to two patients with 1000 interventions. But that you also feel pain or general irritation is extremely rare, that is almost impossible. Because with the hypnotic (sleep agent) you always act a bit more cautious, because you want to be able to determine when the patient wakes up and when not. But the patient should not experience pain under any circumstances; in an surgery, these must often be inconsistent, which is why you will always get enough painkillers. The anesthetists know what they do. Trust in the doctors, not for free they are 6 years in their studies and then have to make a 5-year-old specialist training!

Merle87
6 months ago

In principle, a general anesthesia corresponds to an artificial coma.

You can’t feel anything in a coma or in a general anesthesia. The brain is active, however, so that dream phases are quite possible.

Sirene764
6 months ago

Koma is a “deep unconsciousness and a general anaesthesia you will sleep with a sleeping agent at an surgery!

So between coma and general anesthesia is a big difference!

I hope I could help you!

Merle87
6 months ago
Reply to  Sirene764

https://www.aerzteblatt.de/messages/44115/expert full anaesthesia-ist-reversibles-Koma

Sirene764
6 months ago
Reply to  Merle87

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