More than just joy: A qualitative analysis of participant experiences during nitrous oxide sedation
Authors' conclusion
Experiences under nitrous oxide sedation are extremely variable and not always pleasant.
Study context
- Population
- Healthy male volunteers with no prior history of recreational substance misusemales only
- Participants
- 20 volunteers
- Outcome
- Subjective experiences during nitrous oxide sedation (open-ended question)
Methodological detailsinductive qualitative content analysis
- Inductive qualitative content analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Themes of subjective experience
- Nitrous oxide is mind-altering: dreamlike states (changes in consciousness; scary, bizarre or transcendental dreams) and heightened emotions (euphoria, anxiety, fear of losing control)
- Nitrous oxide produces sensory overload: distorted perception, bodily sensations, heightened sense of surroundings
- Pleasant dreams not reported
- Two themes identified
Original publication
More than just joy: A qualitative analysis of participant experiences during nitrous oxide sedation. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 9 April 2024. doi:10.
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