Assessment of intraoperative awareness with explicit recall: A comparison of 2 METHODS

George A. Mashour, Christopher Kent, Paul Picton, Satya Krishna Ramachandran, Kevin K. Tremper, Christopher R. Turner, Amy Shanks, Michael S. Avidan

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

53 Scopus citations

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Superiority of the modified Brice interview over quality assurance techniques in detecting intraoperative awareness with explicit recall has not been demonstrated definitively. METHODS: We studied a single patient cohort to compare the detection of definite awareness using a single modified Brice interview (postoperative day 28-30) versus quality assurance data (postoperative day 1). RESULTS: The incidence of awareness based on the modified Brice interview was 19 per 18,847 or 0.1%. Fewer awareness cases (incidence 0.02%) were detected by the quality assurance approach (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: The modified Brice interview is the preferred modality for assessing intraoperative awareness with explicit recall.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)889-891
Number of pages3
JournalAnesthesia and analgesia
Volume116
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2013

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Assessment of intraoperative awareness with explicit recall: A comparison of 2 METHODS'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this