Waking up during surgery – what are the chances of a patient to come to his senses during surgery

 Oxford – The thought of waking up during general anesthesia while the surgeon is using the scalpel is just so disturbing that the risk of intraoperative awareness (AWR) is often overestimated by the general public. A survey conducted with the participation of all British anesthesiologists reveals just how rare these sorts of events are. The…