Open AccessAnesthetic and psychiatric implications of accidental awareness under general anesthesia during electroconvulsive therapy
Author(s) -
Hetal Acharya,
Atul Gaur,
Girish Kunigiri
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/sja.sja_675_17
Subject(s) - electroconvulsive therapy , accidental , medicine , anesthetic , anesthesia , psychiatry , intraoperative awareness , electroconvulsive shock , physics , acoustics
Accidental awareness under general anesthesia (AAGA) is a well-known phenomenon. However, little literature exists in its relation to the psychiatric field, particularly within the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) setting. This report explores the case of a 52-year-old woman that describes her own experience of AAGA during ECT. Relevant anesthetic details are also provided along with its possible implications in AAGA. The aim of this case report is to increase awareness among clinicians in regard to AAGA and its occurrence during ECT.