“What are the side effects of too much anesthesia?”
I am a 23 year old male. I want to know what are the side effects of too much anesthesia?
4 Answers
Death, paralysis, brain damage.
There's rarely such a thing as too much anesthesia. There are various types of anesthesia and too much of anything can be lethal. That's why an anesthesiologist is there to keep an eye on you 100% of the time.
Significantly delayed emergence. Sustained drop in blood pressure, ventilation or oxygen saturation. Possibly prolonged state of confusion.
Those would occur intraoperatively and include hypotension (low blood pressure), which could lead to stroke or heart attack. Too much anesthesia rarely occurs though, most side effects are related to pre-existing health conditions.
