True or False: For dogs, the risk of death under sedation is 0.07% and under GA is 0.18%.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not sure
• D. Cannot be determined

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is how mortality risk differs between sedation and general anesthesia in dogs. Sedation typically allows a lighter level of pain control and maintains more natural breathing, so the body's systems are less deeply depressed. General anesthesia, on the other hand, involves deeper sedation and often airway management, which increases the potential for cardiovascular and respiratory complications. The numbers given—0.07% death risk with sedation and 0.18% with general anesthesia—reflect this pattern: both risks are very small, but the risk under GA is higher. That makes the statement true, since it correctly shows a higher mortality risk with GA than with sedation. Keep in mind real-world figures can vary with the animal’s health, age, the procedure, and how the perioperative period is defined, but the relative relationship and these approximate magnitudes are consistent.