Key result
DREAMY study evaluates accidental awareness during general anesthesia in obstetric patients without reporting quantitative outcomes.
Why the study?
The incidence, risk factors, and sequelae of accidental awareness during general anesthesia in maternity patients were not fully characterized, and the provision of general anesthesia in obstetric surgery in the UK required description.
What is the incidence, risk factors, and sequelae of accidental awareness during general anesthesia in maternity patients undergoing obstetric surgery?
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What is the incidence, risk factors, and sequelae of accidental awareness during general anesthesia in maternity patients undergoing obstetric surgery?
The DREAMY study aims to characterize the incidence, risk factors, and management of accidental awareness during general anesthesia in obstetric surgery.
Characterizing AAGA incidence and risks in obstetric GA informs consent; leaves open targeted prevention strategies pending quantified data.
(Anaesthesia. 2021;76:460–471) The use of general anesthesia (GA) in obstetrics is typically avoided due to concerns of increased risks, but is sometimes unavoidable. Accidental awareness during GA (AAGA) has been previously investigated by the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Association of Anaesthetists in 2013. This study, the direct reporting of awareness in maternity patients (DREAMY) study aimed to determine the incidence, risk factors, and sequelae of AAGA. A secondary study within DREAMY sought to describe the provision of GA, including drugs and management techniques used in the United Kingdom.
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Odor et al. (2022) conducted an observational in Obstetric surgery requiring general anesthesia. General anesthesia was evaluated on Incidence, risk factors, and sequelae of accidental awareness during general anesthesia (AAGA). The DREAMY study aimed to determine the incidence and risk factors of accidental awareness during general anesthesia in maternity patients, but the abstract reports no quantitative results.
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