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Intra-Operative Awareness With Recall Under General Anesthesia, Kelly Lannert, Dulcie J. Schippa
Intra-Operative Awareness With Recall Under General Anesthesia, Kelly Lannert, Dulcie J. Schippa
College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations
Background: Anesthesia practitioners are familiar with awareness with recall (AWR) as a phenomenon, however, research has shown it is inadequately assessed, evaluated, and treated in patients receiving general anesthesia leading to significant undesired sequela.
Objectives: The purpose of this quality improvement project (QIP) was to attempt to improve the perceived knowledge and comfort of anesthesia practitioners relative to the assessment, evaluation, and treatment of patients with AWR, thus, closing the gap between knowledge and practice.
Method: The sample consisted of 150 anesthesia practitioners from the Northshore University HealthSystem. Pre-and post-test Likert-type surveys were used and uploaded into Qualtrics to maintain …