A Meta-Analysis Study on Intraoperative Awareness with Recall and Need for Proper Guidelines

Ibrahim, Mohamed; Yousefjan, Yousef Ehab; Alzahrani, Ibrahim Saeed Bin Sadan; Torkostani, Fisal Mahmood B; Baawadh, Abdullah Ali; Alattas, Abdullah Alawi .H.

doi:10.12816/0034655

A Meta-Analysis Study on Intraoperative Awareness with Recall and Need for Proper Guidelines

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Anesthesia, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

10.12816/0034655

Abstract

The main objective of the article is to provide the necessary awareness on decision making in order to support better patient care. The awareness is through advisory technique with more emphasis on practical application. The article has analysis of the opinions from experts on synthesis. More so, there is provision of better ways to clinical data feasibility, open forum consultations and surveys from experts on anesthesia. The main emphasize of the article is decision making in improvement of the patient care. Although advisories are important, the aim should always be decision making and the article focuses on practice in order to improve medical knowledge. The article gives an outline on additional measures to be taken to improve the medical practice according to Anesthesiology. The article emphasizes the advisory from the anesthesiologists and all the supporting physicians. In addition, there is also provision of advisory to individuals who administer general anesthesia. Review of the article on Metal-Analysis study has identified many characteristics of patients who have been associated with the risk of little awareness. The review has explained the procedures to be followed when dealing with situations of higher risks on intraoperative awareness. The anesthetic techniques on intraoperative awareness are also included in the preoperative awareness.

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