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What is awareness?

April 26, 2017Awareness

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What is awareness?

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‘Awareness under anesthesia’ is the term used to describe a situation where a patient undergoing general anesthesia is not completely unconscious and becomes ‘aware’, during some, or all, of the operation. Usually the patient does not feel any pain, but remembers being aware at some time. The patient may recall some conversation. Much less frequently the patient may feel pain, but be unable to move. Usually if a patient remembers something, it is from before consciousness is lost, when the anesthesiologist injecting the anesthetic drugs. This should not be confused with awareness during the operation. Your level of consciousness is monitored very closely by your anesthesiologist .Any type of awareness during anesthesia is extremely rare.