Anesthesia: How Real Are the Risks?
Authored by: Kanae Funabiki Art by: Ariana Desai Public consciousness surrounding anesthesia is formed by rare yet devastating events. A botched epidural taking a pregnant woman’s life, a patient feeling pain while being given a paralytic [1][2]… Michael Jackson overdosed on propofol, which is actually a common anesthetic used in surgery. In a sense, anesthesia related deaths are similar to plane crashes; accidents rarely happen, but when they do, they are drastic. Whether for a quick dental...