Waking Up During Heart Surgery

One second you are out cold. The next, you’re on the operating table in the middle of heart surgery. Welcome to your most terrifying nightmare. What happens when anesthesia doesn’t work? Would you feel everything that is happening to your body? And why wouldn’t you be able to tell your surgeon you’re awake? Transcript and sources: whatifshow.com Questions or concerns? Contact us at underknown.com/contact/ Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: YouTube Join Check out our other shows: How to Survive: bit.ly/how-to-survive-show Your Body on: bit.ly/your-body-on-show Crazy Creatures: bit.ly/crazy-creatures-show Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Earth The Cosmos: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Cosmos Technology: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Technology Your Body: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Body Humanity: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Humanity T-shirts and merch: bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Instagram: bit.ly/whatif-instagram Discord: discord.gg Twitter: bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: bit.ly/facebook-whatif What If in Spanish: bit.ly/YT-Spanish-what-if What If in Mandarin: bit.ly/YT-Chinese-what-if Podcast: bit.ly/yt-what-if-show-podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space, and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: underknown.com Contact us at underknown.com/contact/ 00:00: Out Cold01:02: Types of Anesthesia02:39: Anesthesia Awareness04:01: Waking up During Surgery #heartsurgery #anesthesia #anesthesiaawareness #wakingupduringsurgery #cardiology #medical See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d867de64c4b83e7e518c3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices