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Undoubtedly awareness during anaesthesia occurs more frequently today than in the past. There are several contributory factors, but one common to all is the widespread practice of paralysing patients for all major operations (irrespective of the need or otherwise for muscle relaxation) and maintenance of anaesthesia with nitrous oxide and a generous proportion (30% or more) of oxygen.
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Hopkin, D.A.B. (1980). Maintenance of Anaesthesia. In: Hazards and Errors in Anaesthesia. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1298-3_16
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