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Anesthesia awareness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anesthesia awareness , or "unintended intra-operative awareness" occurs during general anesthesia, on the operating table, when a patient has not had enough general anesthetic or analgesic to prevent...
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Less Than 1% of Patients Experience Anesthesia Awareness Under General Anesthesia ... Several studies put the incidence of anesthesia awareness at 0.1% of all general anesthesia patients. That works out to be about 21,000 of the 21 million people in the U.S. who get general anesthesia in a typical year.
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Anesthesia awareness, also called unintended intraoperative awareness, occurs under general anesthesia when a patient becomes cognizant of some or all events during surgery or a procedure, and has direct recall of those events.
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During routine adult anesthesia, the risk of awareness is 0. ... In this prospective cohort study, we determined the incidence of awareness during anesthesia in children. Eight-hundred-sixty-four children aged 5-12 yr who had undergone general anesthesia at The Royal Children's Hospital were interviewed on 3 occasions...
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The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology ... Return to: Bispectral Index-Guided Anesthesia Reduces Risk of Awareness During Surgery...
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Definition of awareness. Under general anesthesia, a patient is given medications intended to cause unconsciousness and relieve pain. ... Frequency of awareness. Anesthesia awareness occurs infrequently, and the duration and severity vary. Patients may or may not feel pain. Some patients experience a feeling of pressure.
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The Anesthesia Awareness Registry seeks greater understanding about the causes of this problem. ... As of November 2009, 196 people inquired about the Registry and/or anesthesia awareness. There are 96 enrolled subjects.
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