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Complications of general anaesthesia

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Major complications from general anaesthesia are rare:

  • malignant hyperpyrexia
  • hypothermia
  • plasma pseudocholinesterase deficiency
  • anaphylaxis
  • laryngospasm
  • bronchospasm
  • "awareness"

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