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What are the long term side effects of general anesthetic?
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Usually none: General anesthesia is usually very safe and does not cause long term side effects.
Answered 7/13/2013
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Highly unlikely: There are very few long term effects from general anesthesia in the vast majority of cases. There is some controversy over whether mental function can be diminished, but even if this is the case it would only be detected by sophisticated testing.
Answered 11/27/2017
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