5th National Audit Project (NAP5) on accidental awareness during general anaesthesia: protocol, methods, and analysis of data.

J. J. Pandit; 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; T. M. Cook; Royal College of Anaesthetists; Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland

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5th National Audit Project (NAP5) on accidental awareness during general anaesthesia: protocol, methods, and analysis of data.

September 24, 2014

Pandit JJ, Andrade J, Bogod DG, et al. Br J Anaesth. 2014;113(4):540-8.

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This study details the novel methodology and protocols developed by the 5th National Audit Project for reporting, categorizing, and analyzing events related to accidental awareness during general anesthesia in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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