Authors
Robert D Sanders, Amy Gaskell, Aeyal Raz, Joel Winders, Ana Stevanovic, Rolf Rossaint, Christina Boncyk, Aline Defresne, Gabriel Tran, Seth Tasbihgou, Sascha Meier, Phillip E Vlisides, Hussein Fardous, Aaron Hess, Rebecca M Bauer, Anthony Absalom, George A Mashour, Vincent Bonhomme, Mark Coburn, Jamie Sleigh
Publication date
2017/2/1
Journal
Anesthesiology
Volume
126
Issue
2
Pages
214-222
Description
Background
The isolated forearm technique allows assessment of consciousness of the external world (connected consciousness) through a verbal command to move the hand (of a tourniquet-isolated arm) during intended general anesthesia. Previous isolated forearm technique data suggest that the incidence of connected consciousness may approach 37% after a noxious stimulus. The authors conducted an international, multicenter, pragmatic study to establish the incidence of isolated forearm technique responsiveness after intubation in routine practice.
Methods
Two hundred sixty adult patients were recruited at six sites into a prospective cohort study of the isolated forearm technique after intubation. Demographic, anesthetic, and intubation data, plus postoperative questionnaires, were collected. Univariate statistics, followed by bivariate logistic regression models for age …
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