Diseases

Delayed Emergence from Anesthesia

Abnormally slow pace of regaining CONSCIOUSNESS after general anesthesia (ANESTHESIA, GENERAL) usually given during surgical procedures. This condition is characterized by persistent somnolence.

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Abstract

Abnormally slow pace of regaining CONSCIOUSNESS after general anesthesia (ANESTHESIA, GENERAL) usually given during surgical procedures. This condition is characterized by persistent somnolence.

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55 entry terms
  • Delayed Awakening from Anesthesia
  • Delayed Awakening, Post-Anesthesia
  • Delayed Awakening, Post-Procedural
  • Delayed Recovery from Anesthesia
  • Delayed Regaining of Consciousness
  • Delayed Return of Consciousness
  • Residual Paralysis, Post-Anesthesia
  • Awakening, Post-Anesthesia Delayed
  • Awakenings, Post-Anesthesia Delayed
  • Delayed Awakening, Post Anesthesia
  • Delayed Awakening, Post Procedural
  • Delayed Awakenings, Post-Anesthesia
  • Delayed Awakenings, Post-Procedural
  • Paralyses, Post-Anesthesia Residual
  • Paralysis, Post-Anesthesia Residual
  • Post-Anesthesia Delayed Awakening
  • Post-Anesthesia Delayed Awakenings
  • Post-Anesthesia Residual Paralyses
  • Post-Anesthesia Residual Paralysis
  • Post-Procedural Delayed Awakening
  • Post-Procedural Delayed Awakenings
  • Residual Paralyses, Post-Anesthesia
  • Residual Paralysis, Post Anesthesia
  • Postoperative Residual Curarisation
  • Postoperative Residual Curarization
  • Postoperative Residual Weakness
  • Residual Block
  • Residual Neuromuscular Block
  • Residual Neuromuscular Blockade
  • Block, Residual
  • Block, Residual Neuromuscular
  • Blockade, Residual Neuromuscular
  • Blockades, Residual Neuromuscular
  • Blocks, Residual
  • Blocks, Residual Neuromuscular
  • Curarization, Postoperative Residual
  • Curarizations, Postoperative Residual
  • Neuromuscular Block, Residual
  • Neuromuscular Blockade, Residual
  • Neuromuscular Blockades, Residual
  • Neuromuscular Blocks, Residual
  • Postoperative Residual Curarisations
  • Postoperative Residual Curarizations
  • Postoperative Residual Weaknesses
  • Residual Blocks
  • Residual Curarisation, Postoperative
  • Residual Curarisations, Postoperative
  • Residual Curarization, Postoperative
  • Residual Curarizations, Postoperative
  • Residual Neuromuscular Blockades
  • Residual Neuromuscular Blocks
  • Residual Weakness, Postoperative
  • Residual Weaknesses, Postoperative
  • Weakness, Postoperative Residual
  • Weaknesses, Postoperative Residual

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2009

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Previous Indexing

  • Anesthesia, General (1974-2008)
  • Postoperative Complications (1972-2008)

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Tree Number

  1. C23.550.767.137

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Delayed Emergence from Anesthesia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055191. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055191
  2. Delayed Emergence from Anesthesia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42581703