Feasibility of a Multicomponent Protocol to Promote Dreaming during Surgical Anesthesia
We demonstrate the feasibility of using a standardized anesthetic protocol in real-world clinical setting to facilitate anesthesia dreaming. With full adherence, dream recall rates approached experimental studies. The protocol was safe and linked to positive patient experiences, although dream recall was unrelated to PACU outcomes. These findings align with ERAS principles and provide a foundation for exploring potential therapeutic applications of anesthesia dreaming.
Authors
- Pilleriin Sikka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1926-6138)
- Makoto Kawai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9176-4388)
- Miranda Shull
- Ben Deverett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3119-7649)
- Boris D. Heifets (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1474-0379)
- Toru Ishii
- H. Shong-Wen Chow
- Tiara Boyd Wilkerson
- Sherry Hu
- Kathryn Imbordino
- May Ching Ngo
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- University of Skövde (SE)
- Stanford Health Care (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anesthesiology
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/aln.0000000000005968
- Primary Topic
- Music Therapy and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00