Attitudes of anaesthetists to awareness and depth of anaesthesia monitoring in the UK

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 921-930

  Lau, K ^a   Matta, B ^a   Menon, D K ^a   Absalom, Anthony R ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse events, awareness under anaesthesia; Anaesthesia general; Anaesthesiologists; Attitude of health care personnel; Equipment; Monitoring physiologic, depth of anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33750377547     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021506000743     Document Type: Article

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