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Published in: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 1/2006

Open Access 01-12-2006 | Research article

Utilities of the Post-anesthesia State derived by the Standard Gamble method in surgical patients

Authors: Saifudin Rashiq, Diane Edlund, Bruce D Dick

Published in: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making | Issue 1/2006

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Abstract

Background

There are no published utilities for the post-anesthesia state obtained by the standard gamble method (SG).

Methods

We obtained utilities for postoperative pain, nausea, vomiting, urinary retention and myalgia from 100 adults prior to elective surgery using SG.

Results

20% of volunteer participants could not demonstrate a satisfactory understanding of the SG process. Median utilities for each adverse effect were all very close to 1.0, and no statistically significant differences were found between them.

Conclusion

Our results suggest that the avoidance of anesthesia related side effects and pain is not viewed by patients prior to surgery as being worthy of the taking of even a miniscule risk of death. This may affect the decision to utilize anesthesia techniques that trade a lower incidence of common side effects for a very low but finite risk of a catastrophic complication.
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Metadata
Title
Utilities of the Post-anesthesia State derived by the Standard Gamble method in surgical patients
Authors
Saifudin Rashiq
Diane Edlund
Bruce D Dick
Publication date
01-12-2006
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making / Issue 1/2006
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-6-8

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