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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
Advances in technology have resulted in the development of several depth-of-anaesthesia monitors. Whether any of these monitors can reduce the incidence of awareness is an important issue for anaesthetists and their patients. We therefore surveyed a random selection of anaesthetists, asking for their opinions of awareness and depth-of-anaesthesia monitoring in current clinical practice. Approximately half (52%) of the anaesthetists surveyed had experienced a patient with awareness. Anaesthetists considered that they had a lower incidence of awareness in their own practice when compared with others, 1:5000 vs. 1:10 000 (p < 0.001). Anaesthetists rated awareness on an 11-point scale as only a moderate problem, median (interquartile range) 5 (2-7). Older anaesthetists were less likely to rate the importance of awareness highly (p = 0.009) and to use awareness monitoring (p = 0.001). Anaesthetists are prepared to use depth-of-anaesthesia monitoring more widely if it can be shown to prevent most cases of awareness in routine practice.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0003-2409
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
11-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Anaesthetists' attitudes towards awareness and depth-of-anaesthesia monitoring.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Alfred Hospital, P.O. Box 315, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't