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Waking Up During Heart Surgery

One second you are out cold. The next, you’re on the operating table in the middle of heart surgery. Welcome to your most terrifying nightmare. What happens when anesthesia doesn’t work? Would you feel everything that is happening to your body? And why wouldn’t you be able to tell your surgeon you’re awake?

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