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He Heard Their Plot: Awake, Anesthesia Awareness and Betrayal
He Heard Their Plot: Awake, Anesthesia Awareness and Betrayal
A young man straps to an operating table, chest open, and hears the men plotting his death while unable to move-a clinical nightmare tied to the real phenomenon of anesthesia awareness and a disputed incidence rate that still divides doctors and patients. How did a thriller about a conscious patient thrust anesthesia awareness into public debate, and what does the gap between medical statistics and survivor testimony mean for trust in surgery?
In this episode, we tell the story presented in the film Awake and the medical…
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