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Appendix 6<br />

TABLE 68 contd Summary of adult patient-based outcomes studies<br />

Study Investigations Outcome Results Conclusions and Reviewers’ comments<br />

and subjects measures grade of evidence<br />

Brandner et al., Varicose vein (1) Preoperative More dreaming in TIVA No difference in sexual Grade I<br />

1997, 170 UK surgery anxiety score group than in thiopentone content of dreams;<br />

(VAS) induction group (p = 0.01). slight significance Study con<strong>for</strong>med<br />

RCT (1) TIVA TIVA group felt more (p < 0.0038) of less sick to checklist<br />

(36 patients) (2) Hall and sick (p < 0.0038) and and more happy states<br />

van der Castle felt happy (p < 0.0038) with those receiving Validity of emotion scale<br />

(2) Propofol emotion scale TIVA. Conclude that validated by other authors<br />

induction propofol did not induce<br />

followed by (3) Bodily and sexual behaviour or Conclusions correct<br />

inhalational biological states hallucinations when<br />

anaesthesia (Zancy) compared to<br />

with N 2 and thiopentone<br />

isoflurane (4) Ben-Horin’s<br />

(37 patients) overt sexuality<br />

scale<br />

(3) Thiopentone<br />

induction<br />

followed by<br />

inhalational<br />

anaesthesia<br />

with N 2O and<br />

isoflurane<br />

(39 patients)<br />

Chung et al., 1017 patients Postoperative 76% response rate Postoperative pain, Grade IV<br />

1996, 171 Canada undergoing symptoms and (778/1017). Incisional pain nausea/vomiting,<br />

ambulatory return to daily was most frequently drowsiness, dizziness, Good response rate in<br />

Telephone surgery in a living function reported (27%), followed headache are the most a relatively large group<br />

survey Toronto hospital by headache and drowsi- frequent postoperative<br />

ness (12%). PONV was symptoms. The type of<br />

reported by 7%. Incidence surgical procedure did<br />

of postoperative pain and influence the type of<br />

PONV was higher in postoperative symptoms<br />

patients undergoing<br />

laparoscopy, orthopaedic<br />

and general surgery rather<br />

than eye surgery or D&C<br />

Cripps and Patient Questionnaire: 74% acceptable pain levels; Found patients satisfied Grade IV<br />

Bevan, 1996, 172<br />

satisfaction in choice of four 4% patients dissatisfied with in<strong>for</strong>mation; 25%<br />

UK day surgery faces (happiest; with perioperative of patients’ pain levels Audit: questionnaire survey<br />

(3000 replies) not so happy; in<strong>for</strong>mation; 86% not were unacceptable<br />

Audit: question- slightly unhappy; upset by nausea and Large group<br />

naire survey very unhappy) vomiting; 12% found it<br />

discom<strong>for</strong>ting<br />

De Amici et al., Influence of (1) GHQ be<strong>for</strong>e Median baseline GHQ Study indicates that Grade II–1b<br />

2000, 173 Italy ‘being under randomisation score computed as 1 given the same<br />

observation’ (IQR, 0 to 4.5) in routine in<strong>for</strong>mation about Unclear about method of<br />

RCT on patients’ (2) Primary in<strong>for</strong>mation group and 2 anaesthesia and its randomisation; size of effect<br />

psychological endpoint: Italian (IQR, 0 to 5) in the undesired effects, is small. Preliminary findings<br />

well-being; version of GHQ additional in<strong>for</strong>mation interest as a result of only. Study shows that<br />

acceptability of group preoperatively inclusion in a research patients scheduled <strong>for</strong><br />

locoregional (3) Postoperative project has positive surgery may change their<br />

anaesthesia pain, nausea, psychological and behaviour simply because<br />

headache (VAS) physiological con- of being the subject of<br />

sequences <strong>for</strong> patients particular interest and<br />

attention<br />

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