Hospitals told to avoid surgery nightmare

Hospitals told to avoid surgery nightmare
October 6, 2004

A medical accreditation group Tuesday urged hospitals nationwide to take steps to prevent ''anesthesia awareness'' -- instances in which patients wake up during surgery and sometimes feel excruciating pain without being able to cry out.
An estimated 20,000 to 40,000 patients wake up during general anesthesia each year and about one-quarter of them report feeling pain, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations said in an alert sent to the 4,579 hospitals it monitors nationwide.
The sensation is described by some as being like ''entombed in a corpse.''
''Some patients describe these occurrences as their 'worst hospital experience,' and some determine to never again undergo surgery,'' JCAHO said.
AP
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