title: Awareness under general anaesthesia.
abstract: Awareness under anaesthesia is a rare but important phenomenon which has become a source of fear - and of fascination - to the public and anaesthetists alike. This article discusses the incidence, aetiology, sequelae and prevention of awareness.
authors.affiliation: Medical Student, University College London, London.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rule
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D058926:Intraoperative Awareness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors