Isolated forearm technique: a meta-analysis of connected consciousness during different general anaesthesia regimens
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Isolated forearm technique: a meta-analysis of connected consciousness during different general anaesthesia regimens
Abstract
Background: General anaesthesia should prevent patients from experiencing surgery, defined as connected consciousness. The isolated forearm technique (IFT) is the current gold standard for connected consciousness monitoring. We evaluated the efficacy of different anaesthesia regimens in preventing IFT responses.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis of studies evaluating IFT in adults. Proportions of IFT-positive patients were compared for inhalational versus intravenous anaesthesia and anaesthesia brain monitor (ABM)-guided versus non-ABM-guided.
Results: Of 1131 patients in 22 studies, 393 (34.8%) had an IFT response during induction or maintenance. IFT-positive patients were less frequent during induction (19.7% [95% CI, 17.5-22.1]) than during maintenance (31.2% [95% CI, 27.8-34.8]). Proportions of IFT-positive patients during induction and maintenance were similar for inhalational (0.51 [95% CI, 0.38-0.65]) and intravenous (0.52 [95% CI, 0.26-0.77]) anaesthesia, but during maintenance were lower with inhalational (0.18 [95% CI, 0.08-0.38]) than with intravenous (0.48 [95% CI, 0.24-0.73]) anaesthesia. Proportions of IFT-positive patients during induction and maintenance were not significantly different for ABM-guided (0.64 [95% CI, 0.39-0.83]) and non-ABM-guided (0.48 [95% CI, 0.34-0.62]) anaesthesia but during maintenance were lower with non-ABM-guided (0.19 [95% CI, 0.09-0.37]) than with ABM-guided (0.57 [95% CI, 0.34-0.77]). Proportions of IFT-positive patients decreased significantly with increasing age and premedication use. Of the 34 anaesthesia regimens, 16 were inadequate. Studies had low methodological quality (only seven randomised controlled trials) and significant heterogeneity.
Conclusions: Standard general anaesthesia regimens might not prevent connected consciousness. More accurate anaesthesia brain monitor methodology to reduce the likelihood of connected consciousness is desirable.
Keywords: consciousness monitors; intraoperative awareness; intraoperative complications; intraoperative monitoring; surgical equipment; surgical procedures.
Copyright © 2018 British Journal of Anaesthesia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Comment in
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Can use of frontal EEG monitoring increase intraoperative connected consciousness?Br J Anaesth. 2018 Jul;121(1):191-193. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.03.019. Epub 2018 Apr 24. Br J Anaesth. 2018. PMID: 29935571 No abstract available.
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