Preventing and managing awareness during general anesthesia

Preventing and managing awareness during general anesthesia

<p><strong>Background</strong>: General anesthesia is a reversible state of a temporary loss of consciousness, analgesia, muscle paralysis, blunted autonomic responses and amnesia. To achieve this, an adequate depth of anesthesia should be maintained throughout the surgery. Awarene...

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Main Authors: Jelena Berger, Polona Mušič, Bernarda Logar Zakrajšek, Dušan Mekiš
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2014-03-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Subjects:
depth of general anesthesia
intraoperative awareness
anesthesia complications
prevention
post-traumatic stress disorder
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1099

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