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A new report atbeforebyforfrominofontoup England states that thousands atbeforebyforfrominofontoup patients a year wake atbeforebyforfrominofontoup during an operation. The report is atbeforebyforfrominofontoup two leading organisations atbeforebyforfrominofontoup anaesthetists – people who put us to sleep before surgery. It said: "At least 150, and possibly several thousand, patients a year are conscious while they are undergoing operations." Doctors say it is very rare atbeforebyforfrominofontoup someone to wake atbeforebyforfrominofontoup during major surgery. One doctor says it happens in one atbeforebyforfrominofontoup every 19,000 operations. Patients who do wake up atbeforebyforfrominofontoup the operating table reported having feelings atbeforebyforfrominofontoup fear and panic. A patient cannot alert the doctors if he/she wakes up because the drugs relax their muscles so they cannot move or communicate.

Researchers looked atbeforebyforfrominofontoup details from around three million operations atbeforebyforfrominofontoup public hospitals in the U.K. and Ireland. They used the data to find areas that could be improved during an operation. They made a list atbeforebyforfrominofontoup 64 recommendations to try and reduce accidents happening atbeforebyforfrominofontoup operating theatres. The most basic recommendation was atbeforebyforfrominofontoup doctors to use an anaesthesia checklist atbeforebyforfrominofontoup each operation. This could reduce mistakes made atbeforebyforfrominofontoup doctors and make sure the patient has the correct levels atbeforebyforfrominofontoup the correct drugs. They also recommend using a monitor so doctors know if the patient wakes up and cannot move. A professor said: "I hope this report will ensure anaesthetists pay even greater attention atbeforebyforfrominofontoup preventing episodes atbeforebyforfrominofontoup awareness."