Frecuencia relativa de ocurrencia de casos probables de «despertar intraoperatorio» (DIO) en pacientes sometidos a anestesia general balanceada en el Hospital Central Militar; Relative frequency of occurrence of probable cases of intraoperative awareness (IA) in patie...
In: Revista de sanidad militar: organo oficial de la Dirección General de Sanidad Militar, Band 72, Heft 3-4, S. 213-222
Introduction: Intraoperative
awareness (IA) is a rare phenomenon that affects
approximately 0.1-0.2% of patients undergoing general
anesthesia balanced (GBA). Material and methods:
Observational, descriptive and transversal study to detect
probable cases of IA in subjects who were undergoing GBA in
the Central Military Hospital. The statistical method used
was the relative frequency of occurrence. Results: We
included a sample of 105 patients to whom we applied the
questionnaire of Brice in the immediate postoperative
period and 24 hours after their surgical procedure. In a
six-month study period, were studied 105 individuals who
met the inclusion criteria for the study, 51% (54/105) were
female and 49% (51/105) men. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
(29%) was the most common intervention. We applied the
questionnaire of Brice in the immediate postoperative
period to all individuals included in the study (100%;
105/105). Three probable cases of IA were detected,
representing 2.8% of the universe of study. Conclusions:
The questionnaire of Brice was a tool that was easy to use,
inexpensive, viable, and free of negative clinical
organizational impact to detect probable cases of IA in the
institution.