How long does it take to wake up from general anesthesia?

Wake-up time after general anesthesia is generally several minutes to half an hour, depending on the patient’s personal situation, the type of surgery, the specific medication and so on all different. The patient’s physical foundation is good, the general condition is good, there is no comorbidity, general anesthesia wake up time is faster, compared to the elderly, children, obese and liver and kidney insufficiency, there are more comorbidities, the wake up time will be prolonged. The more traumatic the operation, the longer the operation time, the longer the awakening time will be. In addition to general anesthesia surgery, the specific type of drugs used, the dose will also affect the awakening time, the greater the lipid solubility of the drug, the higher the dose, the corresponding patients with postoperative awakening time is longer. After the end of general anesthesia wake up need to be assessed by the anesthesiologist to confirm the safety before returning to the ward, but generally patients still need to carry out vital signs monitoring, decubitus lying down, according to the doctor’s orders to resume drinking and eating time. After general anesthesia awakening time is generally a few minutes to half an hour, due to the patient’s basic condition, surgical conditions and specific medication fluctuations, also need to closely monitor vital signs after awakening.