General Anaesthesia and recall of discomfort on tracheal extubation: A Prospective Observational Study.

At the time of extubation, patients often buck or move about violently, raising concerns that

they are experiencing discomfort during extubation. If patients are extubated too quickly out of

concern for patient discomfort without adequate evaluation, there is a risk of apnoea,

aspiration and laryngospasm during extubation.In our study we are investigating the frequency

of recall of discomfort on extubation. A low frequency of recall would suggest that extubation

need not be rushed and may be performed on the basis of clinical judgement, despite apparent

patient discomfort.