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Awareness<br />

Awareness is a complication of anesthesia whereby a patient who has received a general anesthetic<br />

becomes conscious of his or her environment during the surgical procedure.<br />

Some patients with awareness have “recall” of the awareness episode while others, even<br />

most, do not. Awareness episodes are not necessarily associated with pain.<br />

Some procedures such as Caesarian section or coronary bypass surgery are associated with a<br />

higher incidence of awareness.<br />

Related Glossary Terms<br />

Balanced anesthesia, Four A’s of anesthesia, Non-depolarizing muscle relaxants, Reticular<br />

activating system<br />

Index<br />

Find Term<br />

Chapter 3 - General <strong>Anesthesia</strong><br />

Chapter 3 - General <strong>Anesthesia</strong><br />

Chapter 5 - Obstetrical <strong>Anesthesia</strong>

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