P Samuelsson

BIS does not predict dreams reported after anaesthesia.

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica May 12, 2008 P Samuelsson, L Brudin, R H Sandin

Background: In earlier studies, between 1% and 57% of patients have been reported to dream during anaesthesia. Thus, dreaming is much more common than definite memories of real events. We wanted to examine whether dreaming during anaesthesia is related to insufficient hypnotic action, as indicated by BIS levels and, thus, may constitute a risk for awareness. Methods: After IRB approval, 2653...