Key result
Among 896 patients undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia, the incidence of definite intraoperative awareness with recall was 0.33%, rising to 0.78% when including possible awareness.
Why the study?
Studies on awareness under anaesthesia in the developing world are scarce, with none from rural areas where limited resources and equipment may increase its incidence.
Cross-Sectional (n=896)
No
The incidence of intraoperative awareness with recall during general anaesthesia in a rural Indian hospital was 0.78% (including possible awareness), which is higher than typically reported in Western countries.
Awareness under anaesthesia is a rare but extremely unpleasant phenomenon. There are very few studies in the developing world and none from rural areas where incidence of intraoperative awareness may be higher due to increased patient load, limited patient knowledge and lack of trained hospital staff, reliance on older, cheaper but less effective drugs, and lack of proper equipment both for providing anaesthesia, as well as monitoring the patient.
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Sanjeev Kumar (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Elective surgical procedures under general anaesthesia (n=896). General anaesthesia was evaluated on Incidence of intraoperative awareness with recall. Among 896 patients undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia, the incidence of definite intraoperative awareness with recall was 0.33%, rising to 0.78% when including possible awareness.
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