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What are doctors doing to keep patients safe from anesthesia awareness?

Yael S. Varnado-Rhodes, MD
Yael S. Varnado-Rhodes, MD
Anesthesiology
To keep patients safe from anesthesia awareness, doctors pay close attention to medical history, and the maintenance of surgical machines and monitors. Watch anesthesiologist Yael Varnado, MD, explain how doctors protect patients during surgery.

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