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Does the anesthesiologist really stop your heart when you have general anesthesiology?

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Absolutely not. The only time that happens in during open heart surgery (but then you are on a heart lung machine. General anesthesia means loss of consciousness, pain relief and amnesia.

Ronald Levy, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
UTMB-Galveston

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Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. I am a board certified anesthesiologist who can answer all questions related to any type of Anesthesia with the exception of Pain Management.

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