Anesthesia

Anesthesia Awareness

The situation that occurs when a patient under general anesthesia becomes aware of some or all events during surgery or a procedure, and has direct recall of those events. Because of the routine use of neuromuscular blocking agents (also called paralytics) during general anesthesia, the patient is often unable to communicate with the surgical team. Continuous monitoring of the patient means by considering the patient physiology should necessary to control risk factors of anesthesia. In some high-risk surgeries such as cardiac, trauma, and emergency caesarean deliveries, using a deep anesthetic may not be in the best interest of the patient. In these and other critical or emergency situations, awareness might not be completely avoidable.