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9612029

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-23
pubmed:abstractText
Intraoperative awakening and recall of specific events is a rare complication (0.2 to 1.3%) of surgery. The possibility of developing serious psychiatric complications, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) makes the prevention and detection of intraoperative awareness a subject of special interest. We describe our experience with three patients in whom awareness was detected during emergency surgery under general anesthesia. We conducted two structured interviews with the patients three months after surgery in order to detect the possible development of psychiatric complications. One patient suffered insomnia and reexperience of the event during the first two weeks after surgery. Improvement was spontaneous. None of the patients suffered PTSD. Efforts to decrease the incidence of episodes of intraoperative awakening with specific recall must be based on clinical observation and exhaustive monitoring of the patient, including anesthetic gases, given that no ideal method of monitoring depth of anesthesia exists. Cases should be detected in the first few days after surgery by means of a specific test. Likewise, possible causes for the episode should be explained to the patient, who should be followed for six months so that early diagnosis of PTSD or other psychiatric complications can be made.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0034-9356
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
106-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
[The incidence of intraoperative conciousness in emergency surgery and its possible relation to the post-traumatic stress syndrome. Presentation of three cases].
pubmed:affiliation
Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Prínceps d'Espanya, Barcelona.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports