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Archive > December, 2004 Vol. V, No. 12

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Anesthesia Awareness: Your New Malpractice Risk?
Warnings About Dangers of Waking During Surgery Could Trigger Malpractice Suits
The new buzzword in medical malpractice is anesthesia awareness. Six-figure jury verdicts are slowly beginning to mount in favor of patients who claim that they became conscious during surgery but were unable to move or call out. Some recent examples:

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