00:00Tom.
00:01Big day, how are you feeling?
00:03Anxious.
00:05I'm much happier serving the OR table than being on it.
00:08I'm a scrub nurse at Hope General.
00:10Are you not going to intubate him first?
00:11No, not today.
00:13Let me present...
00:14Tom Costello, 33, here for a kidney transplant without general anesthesia.
00:18An awake surgery?
00:19It was in the pre-op file under awake surgery.
00:22He's been given a mild sedative and a spinal anesthesia.
00:25Okay, so what are the benefits of an awake surgery?
00:31Forgoing traditional anesthesia can expedite recovery,
00:34as well as reduce one's hospital stay,
00:36which ultimately could save the health care system billions.
00:38Nice, Griffith.
00:39And I can keep an eye on my surgical team.
00:41Is he prepared?
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