The 5th National Audit Project (NAP5) on accidental awareness during general anaesthesia: patient experiences, human factors, sedation, consent and medicolegal issues.

T. M. Cook; J. Andrade; D. G. Bogod; J. M. Hitchman; W. R. Jonker; N. Lucas; J. H. Mackay; A. F. Nimmo; K. O'Connor; E. P. O'Sullivan; R. G. Paul; J. H MacG Palmer; F. Plaat; J. J. Radcliffe; M. R J Sury; H. E. Torevell; M. Wang; J. Hainsworth; J. J. Pandit; Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland

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The 5th National Audit Project (NAP5) on accidental awareness during general anaesthesia: patient experiences, human factors, sedation, consent and medicolegal issues.

November 12, 2014

Cook TM, Andrade J, Bogod DG, et al. Anaesthesia. 2014;69(10):1102-1116.

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Reviewing data reported from every public hospital in the United Kingdom and Ireland regarding accidental patient awareness during anesthesia, this study revealed that distress and longer-term harm were prevalent in such incidents despite their short time duration (most lasted less than 5 minutes). The majority of cases were found to be preventable, emphasizing the need to avoid these events.

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