Is general anaesthia safe?

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Mortality directly related to anaesthetic management is very uncommon but may be caused by pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents,[48] asphyxiation,[49] or anaphylaxis.[50] These in turn may result from malfunction of anaesthesia-related equipment or, more commonly, human error. A 1978 study found that 82% of preventable anaesthesia mishaps were the result of human error.[51] In a 1954 review of 599,548 surgical procedures at 10 hospitals in the United States between 1948 and 1952, 384 deaths were attributed to anaesthesia, for an overall mortality rate of 0.064%.[52]

 

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What are the odds something will go wrong for a person of their 20s?

What about being under for 5 hours?

What about someone who has heart problems?

What does it feel like?

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