Deep anaesthesia and poor outcomes: the jury is still out

Helen F. Galley; Nigel R. Webster

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32465-1

Deep anaesthesia and poor outcomes: the jury is still out

Helen F. Galley^* (Corresponding Author), Nigel R. Webster

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Abstract

The ideal anaesthetic depth is where the risk of operative recall or awareness is as low as possible, regardless of what is happening surgically, and where blood pressure and heart rate are kept optimal for the individual patient. Emergence from an appropriate level of anaesthesia should be prompt and uncomplicated, and without side-effects. To date, the norm has been for deeper anaesthesia, facilitated by modern short-acting drugs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1881-1882
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Lancet
Volume	394
Issue number	10212
Early online date	20 Oct 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32465-1
Publication status	Published - 23 Nov 2019

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