general anesthesia
noun
: anesthesia affecting the entire body and accompanied by loss of consciousness compare local anesthesia
general anesthetic
noun
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The levels of ketamine in his body were equivalent to the amount used for general anesthesia during surgery, the medical examiner said.
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
While his death at 54 was initially classified as a drowning, an autopsy revealed that the level of ketamine in his blood was about the same as would be used during general anesthesia.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
In May 2024, authorities launched a formal investigation to determine where the actor got the powerful medication, as the level found in Perry’s blood was equal to the amount that would be used during general anesthesia, according to the autopsy report.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Perry was injected multiple times the day of his death, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said, and an autopsy showed the amount of ketamine in his system had reached the level used for general anesthesia.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
While his death at 54 was initially classified as a drowning, an autopsy revealed that the level of ketamine in his blood was about the same as would be used during general anesthesia.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
In May 2024, authorities launched a formal investigation to determine where the actor got the powerful medication, as the level found in Perry’s blood was equal to the amount that would be used during general anesthesia, according to the autopsy report.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Perry was injected multiple times the day of his death, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said, and an autopsy showed the amount of ketamine in his system had reached the level used for general anesthesia.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
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