Friday, September 28, 2012

Bis monitoring and recovery in Ambulatory Anesthesia

Dr. Cartier



Anesthesiology:
October 1997 - Volume 87 - Issue 4 - p 842–848
Song, Dajun MD, et al
“Titration of Volatile Anesthetics Using Bispectral Index Facilitates Recovery after Ambulatory Anesthesia”

This prospective, randomized study was designed to evaluate the usefulness of bispectral index (BIS) in the wake-up period of anesthesia.  Several groups were assigned to receive various forms of maintenance anesthesia, including Desflurane, Sevoflurane, nitrous oxide, and fentanyl, and some combinations thereof.  The control groups were blinded to the BIS number, while others attempted to titrate their anesthetics to approximately 60.  In the end, those anesthesia providers who used the BIS to titrate their anesthetics had higher BIS numbers, used less volatile anesthetics, and had quicker verbal responsiveness times.

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