The Anesthesia Paradox
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Dr. Li has been a bit troubled lately. It's not because of the hospital's performance evaluations or the endless overtime, but because of the anesthesia he's been using.
It started about half a month ago. He anesthetized a patient with appendicitis, using the same dosage and procedure as always, but the patient actually woke up during the surgery, screaming in pain. Dr. Li was shocked and quickly increased the dosage, managing to barely complete the surgery.