Impact of female sex on anaesthetic awareness, depth, and emergence: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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  • Authors
    Braithwaite, Hannah E.; Payne, Thomas; Duce, Nicholas; Lim, Jessica; McCulloch, Tim; Loadsman, John; Leslie, Kate; Webster, Angela C.; Gaskell, Amy; Sanders, Robert D.
  • Type
    Original research
  • Journal
    British Journal of Anaesthesia
  • Publication Date
    2023
  • Abstract
    Suggested anaesthetic dose ranges do not differ by sex, likely because of limited studies comparing sexes. Our objective was to systematically synthesise studies with outcomes of unintended anaesthesia awareness under anaesthesia, intraoperative connected consciousness, time to emergence from anaesthesia, and dosing to achieve adequate depth of anaesthesia, and to compare between females and males.
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