Understanding the Reversal: How Do They Wake You Up from General Anesthesia?
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Anesthesia is a drug-induced, reversible coma, fundamentally different from natural sleep. This is why simply shaking a patient won't wake them up; the process is a carefully managed pharmacological reversal. Understanding the science behind how do they wake you up from general anesthesia can demystify this critical phase of surgery and ease patient anxieties.
