general anesthetic

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A statement from the palace revealed that the surgery required general anesthetic and lasted four hours.

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Is a general anesthetic necessary or might the surgery be done under a regional or local anesthetic?

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When his fiancée accidentally shot him in the hand, in 1902, he insisted on a local rather than a general anesthetic, so that he could watch the operation to fix the damage.

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The woman was conscious because she was given spinal anesthesia rather than a general anesthetic.

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Waking up groggy from the general anesthetic, Seguy recalled her shock at seeing her new face, which she said looked "utterly bizarre."

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