Key result
General anaesthesia for minor surgery results in an inevitable period of anterograde amnesia that persists after apparent full clinical recovery.
Why the study?
Does general anaesthesia cause postoperative anterograde amnesia in patients undergoing minor surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing minor surgery
Design
Other
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to amnesia risks in discharge and consent; leaves open duration, mitigation, and validation in prospective trials.
Observational
Does general anaesthesia cause postoperative anterograde amnesia in patients undergoing minor surgery?
General anaesthesia causes inevitable anterograde amnesia that persists beyond apparent clinical recovery, which has clinical and medico-legal implications.
D.W. Bethune (1981) conducted an observational in Minor surgery. General anaesthesia was evaluated on Postoperative (anterograde) amnesia. General anaesthesia for minor surgery results in an inevitable period of anterograde amnesia that persists after apparent full clinical recovery.
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