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Call emergency services or seek emergency care for: Trouble breathing, swallowing, or speaking Generalized muscle weakness or inability to hold up the head Wheezing, throat tightness, widespread hives, facial/tongue swelling, or faintness suggesting a serious allergic reaction New severe neurologic symptoms such as slurred speech, profound weakness, confusion, seizure, or loss of consciousness Urgent eye or headache evaluation may be needed Seek prompt medical assessment for a sudden severe worst headache, headache with weakness or speech change, persistent double or blurred vision, severe eye pain, a red light-sensitive eye, or inability to close the eye
Emergency or urgent surgeries present a different challenge: your surgical team will use alternative anesthesia protocols and additional precautions like preoperative fasting and gastric decompression to mitigate aspiration risk