The effects of intraoperative brain activity monitoring on post-anesthesia care unit length of stay: A systematic review.

Abstract

Review Question/Objective: The objective of this systematic review is to synthesize the best available evidence on the effects of the use of intraoperative brain activity monitoring on the post‐anesthesia care unit length of stay in patients receiving general anesthesia. Inclusion Criteria: Types of participants: The review will consider studies that include all patients over age 8 receiving general anesthesia for any medical procedure. Typically, patients less than eight years of age do not necessarily get emerged from general anesthesia in the operating room and transferred to the post‐anesthesia care unit in the same fashion as patients older than age 8. Therefore, patients less than 8 years of age will be excluded from this review. Patients not transported directly to the post‐anesthesia care unit from the operating room (e.g. direct intensive care unit admission or death in the operating room) will also be excluded from this review. Types of interventions: The review will consider studies that examined the use of intraoperative brain activity monitoring in patients receiving general anesthesia. Types of outcome measures: The review will consider studies that include the following outcome measures: postanesthesia care unit length of stay.