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Re:Ice Water Drowning Survival After 147-Minute Submersion a... by lambdaone on Friday June 19, 2026 @02:15AM (#48595399)
Conscious sedation, which is not the same thing as general anesthesia, is often used for endoscopy:

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/patient-information/...

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Re:Ice Water Drowning Survival After 147-Minute Submersion a... by elric on Friday June 19, 2026 @02:19AM (#48595423)
And sometimes it doesn't work. Patients are then given the option of going ahead without sedation, or rescheduling for general anaesthesia.
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Re:Ice Water Drowning Survival After 147-Minute Submersion a... by colordrops on Friday June 19, 2026 @03:27AM (#48595804)
Hmm, I got one and they used ketamine and an amnesiatic. Not considered general anesthesia but I don't remember a thing. This was in the US.
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Re:Ice Water Drowning Survival After 147-Minute Submersion a... by imtringued on Friday June 19, 2026 @07:28AM (#48597386)
But even "general anesthesia" still has differing categories.

Surgery uses propofol plus a gas anesthesia for "general anesthesia", but it is considered "general anesthesia" even if only propofol is used.

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