“Are you awake during regional anesthesia?”
I am a 29 year old male. I want to know if you are awake during regional anesthesia?
7 Answers
Awake, but sedated.
No, usually the anesthetist will give you some sedation.
Unless there is some contraindication; you are usually sedated during surgery performed with a regional anesthetic. The sedation level from the patient's perspective is "asleep" but not a general anesthetic.
Yes, you are typically awake during regional, however, often we use sedation to allow you to relax, which makes the entire procedure more comfortable and tolerable for the patient.
Yes. You can request sedation if you like though
Yes, but you could get an IV sedation for possible anxiety.
Yes. But a sedative iv will help
