Psychiatric consequences of intraoperative awareness: short review and case series

Abstract Intraoperative awareness is an unwanted outcome that consists of an explicit recall of events during a surgical procedure performed under general anesthesia. Despite its relatively infrequent occurrence, intraoperative awareness is of significant concern due to frequent adverse psychiatric...

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Published in:General hospital psychiatry 2015, Vol.37 (1), p.94-95
Main Authors: Vulser, H., M.D, Airagnes, G., M.D, Lahlou-Laforêt, K., M.D, Galliot, A.-M., M.Sc, Limosin, F., M.D., Ph.D, Cholley, B., M.D., Ph.D, Lemogne, C., M.D., Ph.D, Consoli, S.M., M.D., Ph.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Anesthesia
Awareness
Female
Humans
Intraoperative Awareness - psychology
Male
Middle Aged
Psychiatry
Stress disorders
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - etiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Intraoperative awareness is an unwanted outcome that consists of an explicit recall of events during a surgical procedure performed under general anesthesia. Despite its relatively infrequent occurrence, intraoperative awareness is of significant concern due to frequent adverse psychiatric sequelae. We present three patients who developed posttraumatic sequelae following an episode of awareness under anesthesia and discuss the importance of early detection and specific care.
ISSN:0163-8343
1873-7714
DOI:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.10.006