Anesthesia Mixed

Mixed anesthesia (Latin: Anesthesia mixta, referred to as "mixtas" or "anesthesiae mixtae") is a form of anesthesia in which different types of anesthesia, such as local, general and inhalational, are used to relieve pain during surgery.

Mixed anesthesia was invented in the mid-19th century by the English surgeon John Ward. Initially, it was one of the most common types of anesthesia and was used for operations of moderate and high complexity. However, starting from the 50s of the 20th century, new types of anesthesia began to appear, and by the end of the century, most operations did not require the use of mixed anesthesia.

In modern medicine, mixed type anesthesia