General anesthetics are drugs that produce reversible loss of consciousness and sensations. They have four main features: reversible loss of consciousness, reversible loss of sensations, analgesia and amnesia, and muscle relaxation and abolition of reflexes. There are two main classifications of general anesthetics - inhalational anesthetics which are volatile liquids or gases administered via inhalation, and parenteral anesthetics which are intravenous inducing drugs or slower-acting drugs. General anesthetics are used for operations on the head, neck and face, for induction and maintenance of anesthesia for procedures like cardiac catheterization and bronchoscopy, and for short procedures and postoperative pain management. Complications can occur during or after anesthesia and include respiratory depression, cardiac issues, falling