Key result
CAP test shows ~10% greater sensitivity than clinical recovery score for assessing post-anesthesia psychomotor recovery.
Why the study?
Objective evaluation of psychomotor recovery after day care anesthesia lacks standardized tools and is often subject to subjective bias with clinical methods.
Does the Computer Aided Psychomotor (CAP) test provide a more sensitive assessment of psychomotor recovery compared to clinical criteria in adult patients after day care anesthesia?
Population
40 adult ASA I or II patients recovering from general anesthesia after day care surgery
Comparison
Computer Aided Psychomotor (CAP) test vs clinical recovery score (CRS)
Design
Observational study
Follow-up
240 minutes
Authors
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May enhance detection of subtle deficits after ambulatory anesthesia; hypothesis-generating and requires validation before practice change.
Observational (n=40)
Does the Computer Aided Psychomotor (CAP) test provide a more sensitive assessment of psychomotor recovery compared to clinical criteria in adult patients after day care anesthesia?
The CAP test provides a more sensitive and objective assessment of psychomotor recovery after day care anesthesia compared to standard clinical criteria.
Sharma et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Recovery from general anesthesia after day care surgery (n=40). Computer Aided Psychomotor (CAP) test vs. Clinical recovery score (CRS) was evaluated on Psychomotor recovery. The Computer Aided Psychomotor (CAP) test was about 10% more sensitive than the clinical recovery score for assessing psychomotor recovery at one hour and beyond after day care anesthesia.
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