Abstract:Background: Accumulating evidence supports sex differences in pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic drug profiles. However, recommended anaesthetic drug doses are not sex-adjusted, likely due to limited studies comparing sexes. Our objective was to systematically synthesise studies of anaesthetic key performance indicators (anaesthesia awareness), and markers of relatively lighter anaesthesia, time to emergence and dosing to achieve adequate depth of anaesthesia, for females and males. Methods: MEDLINE, Embase, … Show more
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