Deep anaesthesia and postoperative death: Is the matter resolved?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Jean-Monnet University, Saint-Etienne University Hospital, 42055 Saint-Etienne cedex 2, France.
² Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care,Paris-Diderot University, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris Nord Val de Seine University Hospitals, Paris, France.
³ Clinical Research, Innovation and Pharmacology Unit, Jean-Monnet University, Saint-Etienne University Hospital, Saint-Etienne, France.
⁴ Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Caen Normandie University, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France; Junior Group - French Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (SFAR), Paris, France.
⁵ Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Jean-Monnet University, Saint-Etienne University Hospital, 42055 Saint-Etienne cedex 2, France. Electronic address: serge.molliex@chu-st-etienne.fr.

Editorial

David Charier et al. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2020 Feb.

. 2020 Feb;39(1):21-23.

doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2019.12.005. Epub 2019 Dec 28.

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Jean-Monnet University, Saint-Etienne University Hospital, 42055 Saint-Etienne cedex 2, France.
² Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care,Paris-Diderot University, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris Nord Val de Seine University Hospitals, Paris, France.
³ Clinical Research, Innovation and Pharmacology Unit, Jean-Monnet University, Saint-Etienne University Hospital, Saint-Etienne, France.
⁴ Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Caen Normandie University, Caen University Hospital, Caen, France; Junior Group - French Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (SFAR), Paris, France.
⁵ Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Jean-Monnet University, Saint-Etienne University Hospital, 42055 Saint-Etienne cedex 2, France. Electronic address: serge.molliex@chu-st-etienne.fr.

No abstract available

Keywords: Depth of anaesthesia; Postoperative morbidity; Postoperative mortality.

Comment on

Anaesthetic depth and complications after major surgery: an international, randomised controlled trial.
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