Why the study?
Does preoperative narcotic sedation reduce unpleasant recall in obstetric patients undergoing general anaesthesia?
Population
150 unselected obstetric patients undergoing procedures under general anaesthesia
Comparison
Preoperative narcotic sedation within 6 hours of… vs No preoperative narcotic sedation within 6 hours…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 36 hours post-operation
Authors
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Associated with lower unpleasant recall in obstetric GA; hypothesis-generating and requires RCTs before practice change.
Does preoperative narcotic sedation reduce unpleasant recall in obstetric patients undergoing general anaesthesia?
Preoperative narcotic sedation significantly reduces the incidence of unpleasant recall during light general anaesthesia for obstetric procedures.
J. Wilson (1969) studied this question.
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