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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

There are different levels of unconsciousness though, someone can appear completely unresponsive but actually be semi aware (able to experience pain but "out of it") or even completely aware (pain, sound, clear thought). Some coma patients are able to recount entire conversations that were had around them when medical staff thought they were not conscious.

Anesthesiology is an entire medical discipline, it is very very complex. The only way they could more or less ensure that it's done correctly would be to have it carried out by a trained anaesthetist, and I don't think many are particularly keen to train for years in a delicate area to learn how to not kill people... And then start a career doing the opposite. Even then, there are plenty of documented cases of patients being aware, but paralysed, during surgery. It's also thought that it might even be more common than is reported - some patients might be aware at times during their surgery but subconsciously "blocking" the traumatic memory.

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