Monitoring the degree of neuromuscular blockade in general anaesthesia reduces complications and patient discomfort. However, monitoring is not applied consistently by Danish anaesthesia personnel. Surveys show that part of the explanation is that the anaesthetists often experience problems with the equipment used for monitoring, though the problems have not been described in detail. We hypothesise that the lack of consistent monitoring in general anaesthesia is caused by insecurity in the anaesthesia personnel's set-up and use of the equipment, as well as in interpreting the measurement results.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
40
Herlev Hospital
Herlev, Denmark
Description of the barriers to consistent neuromuscular monitoring, based on a qualitative analysis of focus group interviews with anaesthesiologists and nurse anaesthetists
Focus group interviews will collect participants' perspectives and will be analyzed for thoughts, opinions, and feelings in regard to neuromuscular monitoring. Specific problems experienced with the equipment and other possible barriers to the consistent use of monitoring will be described qualitatively.
Time frame: Focus group interviews conducted Sep. - Oct. 2014 (2 months)
Description of the problems experienced with neuromuscular monitoring in daily clinical practice
The problems experienced with neuromuscular monitoring will be described through a qualitative analysis of clinical observations of the personnel's daily use of the monitoring equipment,
Time frame: Clinical observations conducted in Sep. - Oct. 2014 (2 months)
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