Does weed affect anesthesia?

In addition, smoking will effect your lungs and therefore may effect the ability for your body to adequately take in oxygen during the operation while under sedation and anethesia. Your anestheologist therefore will need to know about your smoking habits. read more

Marijuana can affect lung function and increases the chances of coughing and bronchitis after a procedure that requires anesthesia. Prior to any surgical procedure, I advise my patients to avoid lung irritants [such as marijuana and tobacco] at least two weeks prior to the date of the surgical procedure. read more

Patient: I am scheduled to go under general anesthesia for dental surgery (wisdom teeth extraction, implant, and possible bone graph from jaw depending on the strength of the implant site). I smoke marijuana on a regular basis and I am concerned about how this may affect the anesthesia. read more