Key result
Anesthesiologist feedback and education shows no significant link to lower intraoperative awareness with recall.
Why the study?
The incidence of intraoperative awareness with recall during cardiac anaesthesia and the impact of feedback to anaesthesiologists on reducing this incidence were unclear.
Does providing feedback and education to anesthesiologists reduce the incidence of intraoperative awareness with recall in cardiac surgery patients?
Population
303 cardiac surgery patients
Comparison
Before and after feedback information to cardiac anaesthesiologists
Design
Observational study with random interviews and consecutive patient interviews
Authors
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Non-significant awareness reduction with feedback does not change practice; leaves open potential benefit in cardiac surgery.
Observational (n=303)
Does providing feedback and education to anesthesiologists reduce the incidence of intraoperative awareness with recall in cardiac surgery patients?
Absolute Event Rate: 1.5% vs 4%
p-value: p=not significant
Educational measures and feedback to anesthesiologists may help reduce the incidence of intraoperative awareness during cardiac surgery, alongside changes in anesthetic dosing practices.
Ranta et al. (1996) conducted an observational in Cardiac surgery (n=303). Feedback information and education to anesthesiologists vs. Initial phase (no feedback) was evaluated on Intraoperative awareness with recall (p=not significant). Feedback information and education to anesthesiologists resulted in a non-significant reduction in intraoperative awareness with recall from 4% to 1.5%.
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