When you're asleep with IV anesthesia, we stop the infusion when your surgery is almost done. That allows time for the medication to diffuse out of your brain 🧠!
Once the anesthesia medication levels in your brain fall below a certain level, you will begin to wake up after surgery. It might take a little longer before you start to remember things though.
It's different for gas anesthesia though!
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