“What is the chance of waking up during surgery?”
I'm going under general anesthesia for abdominal surgery. I heard that it's possible to wake up during surgery though. How often does this happen?
3 Answers
AnesthesiologistGeneralAnesthesia
Approximately 1 in 10,000 general anesthetics
It is extremely uncommon.
From Christopher Creighton
From Christopher Creighton
http://depts.washington.edu/awaredb/publication-subcategory/1
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They quote studies that vary from 0.1% to 0.023%. It is very rare.
Here is a link that will answer your question.
They quote studies that vary from 0.1% to 0.023%. It is very rare.
