The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants and the Anesthesia Awareness Campaign, Inc., joined forces to ...

In some cases a patient might lie on the operating table conscious and aware of the surgeon's knife despite general anesthesia and this is worrisome say experts. One recent innovation is the so-called ...

How many patients experience unwanted awareness during general anesthesia for surgery? The true rate is low but difficult to determine, while certain factors seem to increase the risk, according to a ...

August 17, 2011 — Unintended intraoperative awareness occurs in more patients receiving general anesthesia with the bispectral index (BIS) protocol vs end-tidal anesthetic-agent concentration (ETAC), ...

Anesthesiology researchers have shown that a device to reduce the risk that patients will recall their surgery does not lower the risk of intraoperative awareness any more than a less expensive method ...

NEW ORLEANS — Events during surgery, especially intraoperative awareness, can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), investigators report. Healthcare-associated PTSD can also be triggered by a ...

Patients with confirmed episodes of awareness during anesthesia and surgery don't seem to be at increased risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other problems with psychosocial well-being at ...

Study Shows No Increase in Post-Traumatic Symptoms Years after 'Intraoperative Awareness with Recall' Patients with confirmed episodes of awareness during anesthesia and surgery don't seem to be at ...

Anesthesiology researchers have shown that a device approved by the Food and Drug Administration to reduce the risk that patients will recall their surgery does not lower the risk of the problem, ...