26. What Happens When You Go Under?

Podcast: Smarter Than Cancer · Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Opublikowano: 2026-10-22

When you are under anesthesia, where exactly do you go? Are you sleeping? Time-traveling? Floating in space? In this episode, Hajar gets the run down on how anesthesia actually works and what an anesthesiologist’s role is pre-, intra- and post-op. With incredible insight from Roswell Park’s Dr. Rais Sroka, Dr. Renee Mapes and Dr. Patrick Seastedt, they will examine how preparation in each stage of the surgery process plays a vital role in a patient’s overall health and recovery. They’ll also do a little myth-busting for those who may be more on the anxious...