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. 2021 Nov 23;21:294. doi: 10.1186/s12871-021-01510-7

Table 4.

Stratified analysis of the relationship between the use of different DoA monitors and the main means to assess DoA by the respondents and the occurrence of awareness

Have you experienced a case of awareness in the past?
Had a case of awareness Did not have a case of awareness Do not know
All respondents (N = 4037) 53.0% (51.5-54.6%) 36.0% (34.6-37.5%) 11.0% (10.0-11.9%)
Respondents who had used a DoA monitor (n = 3434) 51.5% (49.8-53.2%) 37.6% (36.0-39.2%) 10.9% (9.9-11.9%)
BIS (n = 3270) 51.6% (49.9-53.3%) 37.7% (36.0-39.4%) 10.7% (9.6-11.8%)
Entropy (n = 257) 50.2% (44.1-56.3%) 37.4% (31.5-43.3%) 12.5% (8.5-16.5%)
Narcotrend (n = 838) 50.5% (47.1-53.9%) 36.9% (33.6-40.2%) 12.6% (10.4-14.9%)
AEP (n = 154) 58.4% (50.6-66.2%) 34.4% (26.9-41.9%) 7.1% (3.0-11.2%)
CSI (n = 436) 50.5% (45.8-55.2%) 37.2% (32.7-41.7%) 12.4% (9.3-15.5%)
PSI (n = 116) 52.6% (43.5-61.7%) 32.8% (24.3-41.3%) 14.7% (8.3-21.1%)
Respondents who had never used a DoA monitor (n = 603) 61.7% (57.8-65.6%) 27.2% (23.7-30.8%) 11.1% (8.6-13.6%)
The main means to assess DoA
 Only vital signs (n = 408) 59.3% (54.5-64.1%) 31.4% (26.9-35.9%) 9.3% (6.5-12.1%)
 ETAC (n = 93) 45.2% (35.1-55.3%) 40.9% (30.9-50.9%) 14% (7.0-21.1%)
 DoA monitor (n = 876) 53.0% (49.7-56.3%) 39.4% (36.2-42.6%) 7.6% (5.9-9.4%)
 Dosage of anaesthetics and vital signs (n = 2660) 52.3% (50.4-54.2%) 35.5% (33.7-37.3%) 12.2% (11.0-13.4%)

DoA Depth of anaesthesia, BIS Bispectral index, AEP Auditory evoked potentials, CSI Cerebral state index, PSI Patient state index, ETAC End-tidal anaesthetic concentration