A Spanish jazz musician was kept awake and playing his saxophone during brain surgery to ensure his neurological functions remained undamaged. Carlos Aguilera, 27, was sedated and given painkillers ...

TUBRAE, Brazil -- Most people are put under during surgery. But a Brazilian man was not only was he awake during his recent operation, he actually played his guitar and sang as doctors removed a tumor ...

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Awake surgery, or conscious surgery, is a procedure in which patients stay conscious during the operation with the help of regional or local anesthesia. Dr Ravi Kesari, internal medicine specialist at ...