NON-VERBAL RESPONSE TO INTRAOPERATIVE CONVERSATION

In a double-blind study, 33 patients (herniorraphy, cholecystectomy and orthopaedic) were randomly assigned to either suggestion or control groups. Under known clinical levels of nitrous oxide and enflurane or halothane anaesthesia, suggestion patients were exposed to statements of the importance of...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of anaesthesia : BJA 1985-02, Vol.57 (2), p.174-179
Hauptverfasser: BENNETT, H.L., DAVIS, H.S., GIANNINI, J.A.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In a double-blind study, 33 patients (herniorraphy, cholecystectomy and orthopaedic) were randomly assigned to either suggestion or control groups. Under known clinical levels of nitrous oxide and enflurane or halothane anaesthesia, suggestion patients were exposed to statements of the importance of touching their ear during a postoperative interview. Compared with controls, suggestion patients did touch their ear (tetrachoric correlation 0.61, P
ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/57.2.174