“Why does it take so long to wake up from anesthesia?”
I am a 33 year old male. I want to know why does it take so long to wake up from anesthesia?
5 Answers
Does not.
Drug metabolism, natural sleep patterns, stress.
It depends on the choice of medications. Modern anesthetics are chosen for being short acting, but they all need time to be metabolized and/or excreted. The individual procedure may dictate the anesthetic technique. For instance, a particular procedure or surgeon may require certain anesthetic conditions which need some time to get back to normal. Also, some medications may cause "retrograde amnesia'" or derail short-term memory. Patients will differ in how quickly they metabolize or exhale anesthetic agents and have different rates of emergence.
Delayed awakening from general anesthesia has many potential causes or aggravating factors, including morbid obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, extreme sleep deprivation, sensitivity to medications, trauma, and medications such as opioids and benzodiazepines.
Emergence from anesthesia (waking up) is contingent on many factors. It can vary depending on the type of procedure, length of procedure, the amount of narcotics administered, medications that you are taking, and your underlying health.
