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Anesthesia Awareness

Anesthesia awareness is a complication that occurs during the administration of general anesthesia, where the patient is not able to be maintained under sedation throughout the procedure. It can be due to inadequate dosage of anesthesia, or patient factors that make them immune to standard doses.

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Is it normal to remember what happened during anesthesia?

Query: Hello doctor, My first attempt for gallbladder surgery failed because they could not intube me. As a result, I had a bad experience where I remember after they injected me, I had a pleasant dream, but after some time it was just pitch black. I could hear everything but I could not breathe or mov...  Read Full »


Dr. Jadhav Yatish Anant

Answer: Hello. Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Intubation was difficult in your case. The incidence of difficult intubation is 5 to 7 percent in lean-built patients and 11 in obese patients. Intubation is a process in which a PVC tube is passed through your uppe...  Read Full »

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