Aims: To determine whether there is evidence of implicit memory formation during pediatric anesthesia using the word stem completion task.
Background: In adults, there is mixed evidence for implicit memory formation during anesthesia; however, there is no evidence in children. Implicit memory in adults has been detected using the word stem completion task.
Objective: This study highlights the benefits of a tailor-made course for an Indigenous high school in a remote North Queensland community.
Design: Qualitative research study using a Grounded Theory approach to allow thematic analysis of participant's responses to a researcher-administered, pre-defined, semistructured questionnaire.
Setting: Remote community college in Abergowrie, North Queensland.
Background: Implicit memory cannot be consciously recalled but may be revealed by changes in behavior. There is evidence for implicit memory formation during anesthesia in adults, but several studies in children have found no evidence for implicit memory. This may be due to insensitive testing.
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