What are the common risks of anesthesia?
Luckily the common complications of anesthesia are not particularly dangerous and the dangerous complications of anesthesia are very rare. The most common complications include nausea, vomiting, sore throat, blood pressure changes, and pain. These are usually mild, not dangerous and easily treated with medication. The more serious complications include such things as allergic reactions, genetic conditions, stroke, heart attack, etc. which can lead to serious disability or death. These more serious complications are very rare. With the application of new technologies to the field of anesthesia and the careful monitoring of the anesthesia provider anesthesia is extremely safe.
