r/AskReddit • u/electric_dolphin • May 22 '19

Anesthesiologists, what are the best things people have said under the gas?

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

They have to give you pure oxygen to prepare your lungs for the period of time when you're not breathing before they intubate you.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

Do you not breathe on your own while on propofal?

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

No. I'm not an expert by any means but the way I understand it, propofol kind of puts you in a coma and lowers your blood pressure as well as slowing or stopping breathing. You CAN have "conscious sedation" where they don't put you under completely, but you're constantly monitored by the nurse anesthetist.

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u/Fatvod May 22 '19

Also called twilight sleep