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Non-verbal response to intraoperative conversation.

H L Bennett, H S Davis, J A Giannini

    British Journal of Anaesthesia
    |February 1, 1985
    PubMed
    Summary

    Patients undergoing surgery showed increased ear-touching behavior after intraoperative suggestions, even with amnesia for the suggestion. This highlights the subconscious impact of anesthesia-delivered messages on postoperative actions.

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    Area of Science:

    • Anesthesiology
    • Psychology
    • Surgical Outcomes

    Background:

    • Subliminal messaging during anesthesia is not well understood.
    • Postoperative behaviors can be influenced by intraoperative events.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the effect of intraoperative spoken suggestions on postoperative patient behavior.
    • To assess patient recall of intraoperative suggestions under anesthesia.

    Main Methods:

    • A double-blind study with 33 patients undergoing various surgeries (herniorraphy, cholecystectomy, orthopaedic).
    • Patients were randomly assigned to a suggestion group or a control group.
    • The suggestion group received spoken statements about ear-touching during anesthesia (nitrous oxide/enflurane or halothane).

    Main Results:

    • Suggestion group patients touched their ear significantly more often than controls (tetrachoric correlation 0.61, P < 0.001).
    • The frequency of ear-touching was also higher in the suggestion group (Mann-Whitney U test, P < 0.02).
    • All patients in the suggestion group exhibited complete amnesia for the intraoperative spoken suggestion.

    Conclusions:

    • Intraoperative suggestions delivered during anesthesia can influence postoperative behavior.
    • Anesthesia-induced amnesia does not prevent the behavioral effects of subconscious suggestions.
    • This suggests a potential for using intraoperative suggestions to modify patient actions post-surgery.

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