What is the difference between a detox under anesthesia and sedation?
– An ultra rapid opioid detox under general anesthesia means that all sensations are off. Patients are maximally protected from all discomfort that involves withdrawal symptoms. This procedure is highly qualified, performed according the high technology standards and expensive. Close organs function monitoring and administrating. Patient wake easily up and quickly become functional – they communicate, walk normally and eat with appetite. Unfortunately, general anesthesia is not indicated for everyone. In those cases, UROD is performed under deep sedation, and anesthesiologist inducts long acting sedatives and analgesic medicines. Patients experience withdrawal symptom in sleep, under close monitoring and with doctor’s assistance. After the procedure is finishes, patients stay in their bed for many hours feeling sleepy and relaxed. On the following day, the strength restores.
