Why the study?
Does patient sex influence recovery from general anaesthesia?
Does patient sex influence recovery from general anaesthesia?
Patient sex, particularly hormonal status, significantly influences waking time and postoperative recovery following general anaesthesia.
Sex differences may inform individualized recovery planning; leaves open practice changes pending prospective trials.
Physiological and pharmacological differences exist between men and women. Women wake faster than men following general anaesthesia. Women also differ from men in their postoperative recovery as reflected by differences in postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting and overall quality of recovery. These gender differences seem to be more pronounced in premenopausal women, suggesting hormonal mechanisms are a major contributing factor.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Buchanan et al. (2009) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: