NE89

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Awareness under general anaesthesia

Description

The experience by patients whose expectation was oblivion under general anaesthesia of awareness of their surroundings. This may include some or all of the following sensations: visual, auditory, tactile (including presence of a tracheal tube or airway device, manipulation), motion, pain and paralysis.

Index terms

  • Awareness under general anaesthesia
  • AAGA - [Accidental awareness under anaesthesia]
  • Accidental awareness under anaesthesia

Excludes

  • MC81.2 – Awareness of heartbeat

Exclusions from above levels

  • BE11 – Other functional disturbances following cardiac surgery
  • BE1B.0 – Postmastectomy lymphoedema syndrome
  • DE11 – Dumping syndrome
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  • DE12.0 – Colostomy malfunction
  • DE13 – Postsurgical blind-loop syndrome
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1561359275 – Disorders of fluid, electrolyte or acid-base balance
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/163532889 – burns and corrosions from local applications and irradiation
  • NE60 – poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals
  • QB31.0 – Fitting or adjustment of external prosthetic device
  • QB62 – Attention to artificial openings
  • FB80.7 – Malunion of fracture
  • FB80.8 – Nonunion of fracture
  • FB80.A – Stress fracture, not elsewhere classified
  • FB80.B – Pathological fracture
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/624443803 – Birth injury
  • JB0A – Certain specified obstetric trauma

Sibling codes

  • NE80 – Injury or harm arising following infusion, transfusion or therapeutic injection, not elsewhere classified
  • NE81 – Injury or harm arising from a procedure, not elsewhere classified
  • NE82 – Dysfunction or complication of pacemaker, pacemaker lead or implantable cardioverter defibrillator, not elsewhere classified
  • NE83 – Injury or harm arising from other device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified
  • NE84 – Failure or rejection of transplanted organs or tissues
  • NE85 – Complications peculiar to reattachment or amputation
  • NE86 – Malignant hyperthermia due to anaesthesia
  • NE87 – Failed or difficult intubation
  • NE88 – Drug toxicity associated with harm in surgical or medical care, not elsewhere classified
  • NE8Y – Other specified injury or harm arising from surgical or medical care, not elsewhere classified
  • NE8Z – Injury or harm arising from surgical or medical care, not elsewhere classified, unspecified

Foundation entity

Awareness under general anaesthesia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1496644397

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 22: Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes