He says he missed out on the opportunity to get a deal on his sedation medicine because the anesthesiologist wasn't able to tell him the price ahead of time.

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If they can't get an anesthesiologist by 7:30, 8:00 tonight, when the execution is set, it will use barbiturates rather than this mix of chemicals that are administered intravenously.

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Aspect's Bispectral Index Monitor "is not a guarantee you won't have awareness, " says Michael Abajian, an anesthesiologist in Waterbury, Vt.

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Pregnant women can receive general anesthesia without harming the fetus, and surgery isn't substantially riskier in pregnant women, as long as the surgeon and anesthesiologist take the pregnancy into account.

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