B-Aware Trial (Awareness)

These guidelines were published in the Lancet 29 May 2004 ( Vol 363, Issue 9423)  Pages 1757 - 1763)

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Bispectral index monitoring to prevent awareness during anaesthesia: the B-Aware randomised controlled trial


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Summary:

This large multicentre trial prospectively examined adult patients at high risk of awareness undergoing relaxant general anaesthesia. Results showed that BIS-guided anaesthesia reduces the risk of awareness in this population.