SOME PATIENTS 'WAKE UP' DURING SURGERY (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Wednesday, September 10, 2014, 12:08

More than 300 people a year in the UK and Ireland report they have been conscious during surgery - despite being given general anaesthesia.

In the largest study of its kind, scientists suggests this happens in one in every 19,000 operations.

They found episodes were more likely when women were given general anaesthesia for Caesarean sections or patients were given certain drugs.

Experts say though rare, much more needs to be done to prevent such cases.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/health-29118656