[Intraoperative awareness during propofol anesthesia with epidural anesthesia].

Abstract

This report describes a case of awareness and recall during propofol anesthesia combined with epidural anesthesia in a 32-year-old woman scheduled for a resection of left ovarian tumor. After induction, anesthesia was maintained with propofol and epidural anesthesia. About one hour into maintenance, the patient was moving with haemodynamic signs suggesting inadequate analgesia. Immediately after extubation, the patient could recall the abdomen being touched during laparotomy. This case indicates that even if appropriate dose of propofol is administrated, intraoperative awareness may occur especially with inadequate analgesia.

• Authors: Hiroyuki Sakio, Kazuhiko Saitoh, Soichiro Inoue, Yasushi Nakaigawa, Yoshihiro Hirabayashi, Norimasa Seo
• Journal: Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology (Masui) Vol. 51 Issue 10 Pg. 1148-50 (Oct 2002) ISSN: 0021-4892 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 12428327 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anesthetics, Intravenous
• Propofol

Topics

• Adult
• Anesthesia, Epidural
• Anesthetics, Intravenous
• Awareness
• Female
• Humans
• Intraoperative Period
• Ovarian Neoplasms (surgery)
• Propofol