• What are the chances of waking up during anesthesia?

I am a 37 year old female. I want to know what are the chances of waking up during anesthesia?

3 Answers

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Elyria, OH

It may happen, but you still will not feel pain. You will only hear things.

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Evanston, IL

The probability of waking up (for a healthy patient) undergoing a routine (non-life-threatening) surgery under general anesthesia is practically zero.

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Saint Louis, MO

Waking up during anesthesia is extremely rare. There are some instances where it is important to be partially awake in the middle of anesthesia such as during a spinal cord stimulator placement, but that is not typical of most procedures.

Christopher Creighton

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