Awareness with paralysis and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among mechanically ventilated emergency department survivors (ED-AWARENESS-2 Trial): study protocol for a pragmatic, multicenter, stepped wedge cluster randomized trial

Abstract Background Awareness with paralysis (AWP) is memory recall during neuromuscular blockade (NMB) and can cause significant psychological harm. Decades of effort and rigorous trials have been conducted to prevent AWP in the operating room, where prevalence is 0.1–0.2%. By contrast, AWP in mech...

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Main Authors: Brian M. Fuller, Brian E. Driver, Michael B. Roberts, Christa A. Schorr, Kathryn Thompson, Brett Faine, Julianne Yeary, Nicholas M. Mohr, Ryan D. Pappal, Robert J. Stephens, Yan Yan, Nicholas J. Johnson, Brian W. Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07764-5