Journal article
Posttraumatic stress disorder in aware patients from the B-aware trial
K Leslie, MTV Chan, PS Myles, A Forbes, TJ McCulloch
Anesthesia and Analgesia | Published : 2010
Abstract
Background: The long-term consequences of an awareness episode vary. Some patients do not have any long-term disability, whereas others develop psychological problems that may be severe and persistent. In this study, we compared the incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with and without confirmed awareness who were randomized in the B-Aware Trial. Methods: We used a matched cohort design, aiming to follow up the 13 patients with confirmed awareness. Each surviving awareness patient was matched with 4 controls for age, sex, surgery type, date of surgery, and hospital. A face-to-face interview was conducted with each awareness patient and matched controls using the Clin..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by a Project Grant from the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, Melbourne, Australia.The original B-Aware Trial received sensors and some unrestricted funding from Aspect Medical Systems. Loaned BIS monitors were returned at the end of the original trial. Aspect Medical Systems had no role in the concept, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or writing of reports of either the original trial or the follow-up study.