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Many anesthesiologists say it’s what they fear second only to a patient dying during surgery: A patient wakes up during an operation and, though feeling and hearing what is happening to him or her, is incapable of letting the surgical team know.

Waking up under the knife: Potential preventive monitoring under debate

Many anesthesiologists say its what they fear second only to a patient dying during surgery: A patient wakes up during an operation and, though feeling and hearing what is happening to him or her, is incapable of letting the surgical team know.