Brit J Hosp Med
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In 2021 the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine collaborated to launch the 'Better together' framework to improve outcomes for critically unwell patients in the resuscitation room. One year on from the launch, it remains more relevant than ever.
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This article discusses the place of routine use of depth of anaesthesia monitoring in patients receiving volatile anaesthesia. Benefits include reducing the probability of accidental awareness or excessive depth of anaesthesia, and creating training opportunities to improve familiarity with its use, but these must be weighed against the costs, as it may not be advantageous from a cost-benefit perspective.