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Does narcotic drug or premedication within six hours of the operation prevent awareness and dreams in patients undergoing caesarean section under general anaesthesia?
Does narcotic drug or premedication within six hours of the operation prevent awareness and dreams in patients undergoing caesarean section under general anaesthesia?
Administration of a narcotic drug or premedication within six hours of caesarean section under general anaesthesia may prevent intraoperative awareness.
May support premedication timing review in caesarean GA; hypothesis-generating and requires RCT confirmation.
The Incidence of awareness and dreams in 138 patients undergoing caesarean section under general anaesthesia is reported. Patients who received a narcotic drug or premedication within six hours of the operation did not experience awareness. The literature on awareness and methods to reduce the incidence of awareness during caesarean section is reviewed.
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