The idea of surgery is scary as it is, but couple that with being put under anesthesia and that increases a person’s stress immensely. A patient is putting their life in the hands of the anesthesia technician, nurse, or doctor who is administering general anesthesia. There is just a slight margin for anesthesia error where an anesthesiologist is concerned. Any mistakes might lead to something as serious as death or brain damage. Many of these cases go unreported and that is why the frequency of these anesthesia errors is difficult to determine.