Explaining the experiences of Patients Undergoing Surgery From Awareness During Anesthesia: A Qualitative Content Analysis

Background: Patients who experience awareness during anesthesia, in addition to the pain they experience during surgery, develop postoperative physical and psychological disorders that can affect the course of their lives. This study aimed to explain the experiences of patients undergoing surgery in the field of awareness under anesthesia.Methods: The present qualitative research was conducted using conventional content analysis in ۲۰۲۲ in Iran. The present qualitative research was conducted using contract content analysis in ۲۰۲۲ in Iran. Twelve participants were purposefully selected from patients undergoing surgery at Valiasr Hospital in Borujen who had experienced awareness under anesthesia. Data were collected using in-depth semi-structured individual interviews and were analyzed using the Graneheim and Lundman approach. To manage the data, MAXQDA software version ۱۰ was used.Results: The important experiences of the participants were divided into ۱ main category, invisible surgical wound, and ۴ subcategories (living with psychological damage, residual fear, physical trauma, and spiritual distress).Conclusion: Study participants experience physical and psychological trauma during awareness during anesthesia. To prevent many psychological and physical symptoms following the recollection of this phenomenon in individuals, we should first identify these individuals by conducting interviews and asking appropriate questions about the accuracy of this phenomenon in individuals. In the next stage, by examining the physical and psychological symptoms in different periods after the occurrence of the phenomenon and by timely identifying the different symptoms in these people and taking counseling and treatment measures, the severity of the symptoms and their negative effects on people’s daily lives can be prevented.

کلیدواژه ها:

awareness ، anesthesia ، Patient ، Surgery ، spiritual distress