Abstract Purpose of the Review The use of general anesthesia for cesarean delivery has
declined in the last decades due to the widespread utilization of neuraxial techniques and …

Human factors in anaesthesia were first highlighted by the publication of the Anaesthetists
Non‐Technical Skills Framework, and since then an awareness of their importance has …

This guideline updates and replaces the 4th edition of the AAGBI Standards of Monitoring
published in 2007. The aim of this document is to provide guidance on the minimum …

We present the main findings of the 5th National Audit Project (NAP5) on accidental
awareness during general anaesthesia (AAGA). Incidences were estimated using reports of …

This guideline aims to ensure that patients admitted to hospital for elective surgery are
known to have blood pressures below 160 mmHg systolic and 100 mmHg diastolic in …

Intraoperative awareness, with or without recall, continues to be a topic of clinical
significance and neurobiological interest. In this article, we review evidence pertaining to the …

Introduction The bispectral index (BIS) is an attractive approach for monitoring level of
consciousness in critically ill patients, particularly during paralysis, when commonly used …

Study objective Awareness with paralysis is a devastating complication for patients receiving
mechanical ventilation and risks long-term psychological morbidity. Data from the …

Everyone knows what consciousness is: it is what vanishes when we fall into dreamless
sleep and reappears when we wake up or when we dream. However, we become less and …

OBJECTIVES: In mechanically ventilated patients, awareness with paralysis (AWP) can
have devastating consequences, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …