Day stay anaesthesia. A follow-up of day patients undergoing dental operations under general anaesthesia with tracheal intubation.
Ninety-five patients who had undergone extensive dental surgery as day-patients were followed-up by questionnaire. An unexpectedly high incidence of after-effects was found; 78% of the patients went home with at least one persistent symptom due to the anaesthetic. A particularly high incidence of headache was found. There appeared to be no correlation of the symptoms with age, sex or nature or duration of the operation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000009:adverse effects; D000770:Anesthesia, Endotracheal / Q000009:adverse effects; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006261:Headache / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced