This is very unfortunate.
There is also one incident that a patient wake up in the middle of the operation. The patient could not move, but could feel the sharp pain while the doctor sliced her stomach and she can feel while doctors emptied her intrails.
I think there is a movie made recently based on this incident. I think similar story was also featured in the TV series Grey's Anatomy.
I think Lorenzo could explain this more.
Yes, the movie you're referring to is
Awake starring Jessica Alba. The movie draws conclusion with the reports by physicians and surgeons of patients experiencing Anesthesia Awareness; about 1% of Americans that undergo surgery and given some kind of anesthesia experience the physical side effects of the analgesic, stiffness, imobility, yet their nervous system, particularly in the central and peripheral nervous system are not fully inhibited, therefore, when the surgery begins, patients literally feel every cut and movement. Some patients -- including people getting heart surgery, emergency surgery, or C-sections -- may be more likely to experience anesthesia awareness. That's because doctors may need to use a lighter dose of anesthetic to keep the patient (or baby, in the case of C-section) stable.
Patients may remember procedures that involve local anesthesia, but that's not anesthesia awareness.
The use of brain function monitors during surgery can cut the chance of a patient experiencing anesthesia awareness, according to Bloom, Guidry, and colleagues.But the doctors warn that those devices don't rule out all possibility of anesthesia awareness.They describe a fine line between too little anesthesia, which may lead to anesthesia awareness, and too much anesthesia, which may cause side effects including nausea and vomiting after surgery.
About 21,000 Americans experience Anesthesia Awareness every year. Mr. Ferniz,
If you are looking to read more into the medical phenomenon of AA (Anesthesia Awareness), you can go onto The New England Journal of Medicine, the leading medical forum here in the United States and in the West. There are articles on this subject matter. Here's the Link, Mr. Ferniz. Enjoy.
http://content.nejm.org/Linkback:
https://tubagbohol.mikeligalig.com/index.php?topic=8351.0
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