On October 5, 2004, JCAHO published their Sentinel Event Alert #32 on Anesthesia Awareness. Please see the "Links" page of this site for the text of this document.
On October 25, 2005, the ASA approved the "Practice Advisory on Brain Activity Monitoring." This was a result of several years of intensive study by a Task Force. Please see the "Links" page of this site for the text of this document.
On April 26, 2006, the AANA published their statement on anesthesia awareness. See the Statement by following the link below.
Position Statement 2.12 Unintended Awareness Under General Anesthesia
Congratulations to the AANA for this courageous and positive stance! Thank you on behalf of the tens of thousands of victims of awareness represented by the Anesthesia Awareness Campaign!
I believe that all anesthesia-related organizations are embarking on a new era of positive change, working together, and awareness of the individual patient's sequelae when awareness occurs. Look here for more information on how this new attention will be implemented