Meaning Anesthesia awareness
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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 [..]
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Anesthesia awareness


Occurence of a Patient becoming conscious during a procedure performed under GENERAL Anesthesia and subsequently having recall of these events. (From Anesthesiology 2006, 104(4): 847-64.)
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