Caffeine, Caffeine Dependence, Caffeine Withdrawal
Conditions
Brief summary
High-caffeine consumption has been increasing in physicians, frequently causing the most common symptoms such as tremor, insomnia, anxiety, and nervousness and rarely leading to serious adverse effects like seizure, acute mania, and stroke due to caffeine overdose. There have been no studies regarding analysis of high-caffeine consumption and its adverse effects among anesthetists.
Detailed description
This study was to examine high-caffeine consumption patterns, associated factors, and adverse effects based on responses anesthetists with different age of experience.
Interventions
OTHERSurvey
Prevalence of safe caffeine consumption among anesthetists
Sponsors
Ain Shams University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
24 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Any anesthetist
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The prevalence of caffeine consumption among a sample of anesthesiologists, to determine their caffeine daily intake in relation to the safe level suggested by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). | 24 hours | Average daily amount of caffeine consumption in mg |
| Subgroup comparison between junior and senior anesthetists | 24 hours | Average daily amount of caffeine consumption in mg |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed