print email comment close Unintended Awareness Under General Anesthesia URL: http://www.aana.com/resources.aspx?ucNavMenu_TSMenuTargetID=51&ucNavMenu_TSMenuTargetType=4&ucNavMenu_TSMenuID=6&id=1747 Description: This position statement outlines prevention guidelines for medical professionals and background about unintended intraoperative awareness (anesthesia awareness), which "occurs during general anesthesia when a patient regains consciousness and becomes cognizant of certain events occurring during surgery or a procedure and has recall of some or all of those events." From the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA). Publisher: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) LII Database Information: Record 23661 created by Jennifer English on 04/16/2007 Last modification on 12/13/2007 Published: 04/19/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23661