Anesthesia awareness: Narrative review of psychological sequelae, treatment, and incidence

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-267

  Bruchas, Robin R ^a   Kent, Christopher D ^a   Wilson, Hilary D ^a   Domino, Karen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Memory; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Trauma exposure; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONVERSATION; DREAMING; EMOTION; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSOMNIA; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; NOISE; PAIN; PARALYSIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE AWARENESS; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 80053914387     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: 15733572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-011-9233-8     Document Type: Article

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