Anesthesia awareness is rare, 1,2 but the incidence may approach 1% in patients at high risk. 3–5 Anesthesia awareness can lead to anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. 6 The Joint Commission on ...

Patients are more likely to experience unintended intraoperative awareness under general anesthesia with the bispectral index protocol than the end-tidal anesthetic-agent concentration, according to a ...

American Society of Anesthesiologists President John Zerwas, MD, wrote a letter to the editor about intraoperative awareness while under anesthesia that was published in the April issue of The ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The bispectral index monitor places a sensor on a patient’s forehead that monitors brain activity while under anesthesia.

For many patients, anesthesia is the scariest part of surgery. But you can ease your fears - and help prevent the rare negative outcome - with awareness and good communication with doctors, says Dr.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Does a person's sex affect how they respond to anesthesia? So far, the data is limited and ...

Patients say it feels like being trapped in a corpse: They wake up during surgery, unable to move or scream. Some remember hearing their surgeons talk, and a few recall feeling intense pain. Some ...