Many people think that having an anaesthetic consists of just a needle, which the anaesthetist injects to make you ‘go to sleep’; after this the anaesthetist leaves you and you ‘wake up’ when the operation is over. In fact, as well as constantly looking after you during your anaesthetic, your anaesthetist gives you quite a few medications – usually somewhere between three and fifteen – all for different reasons.
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