title: Reliability and validity of psychomotor tests as measures of recovery from isoflurane or enflurane anesthesia in a day-care surgery unit.
abstract: The reliability and validity of three psychomotor tests of recovery from anesthesia were evaluated. Rotary pursuit and pegboard tests were not reliable, but the Bender Gestalt Track Tracer was a reliable and valid measure of recovery from anesthesia. The interaction between the reliability and the validity of these tests is discussed along with their relationships to "street fitness" in a day-care surgery unit.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D004737:Enflurane; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007530:Isoflurane; D008297:Male; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000187:drug effects; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008738:Methyl Ethers; D004737:Enflurane; D007530:Isoflurane