Out-of-body experience in a patient emerging from anesthesia.
Most PACU nurses do not have the opportunity to talk to their patients about their anesthetic experiences after surgery. This case study discusses one patient's experience as told to the author (an anesthesia nurse clinician) during a postoperative visit.
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D000328:Adult; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012069:Religion and Psychology