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Why can recipients of bone marrow transplants be under anesthesia during the transplant?

April 26, 2017anesthesia bone Conditions diseases Health marrow recipients transplant transplants

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Why can recipients of bone marrow transplants be under anesthesia during the transplant?

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It is not scary or painful so no anesthesia is needed to receive the bone marrow transplant. The bone marrow transplant solution goes into a large vein–much like donating blood–it does not go directly into the bone.