Intravenous propofol anaesthesia using a computerised infusion system

Infusion rates for anaesthesia with propofol.

The infusion rate of propofol which would produce anaesthesia, when combined with nitrous oxide in oxygen, was studied in 75 fit unpremedicated patients undergoing body surface operations. The infusion rates were based on multiples of the median dose required to produce anaesthesia by intermittent injection in an additional 20 patients. The scatter of doses showed a right skew, for both intermi...

Total Intravenous Anaesthesia in dogs: Development of a Target Controlled Infusion (TCI) scheme for propofol

Comparison of target controlled infusion and total intravenous anaesthesia with propofol and remifentanil for lumbar microdiscectomy.

BACKGROUND Propofol is often combined with remifentanil for induction and maintenance of total intravenous anaesthesia. Target-controlled infusion (TCI) permits adapting infusion to pharmacokinetic models. In this study we compared depth of anaesthesia, haemodynamic variables and times to recovery in patients scheduled for lumbar microdiscectomy and receiving either manually controlled (group I...

Evaluation of the gravimetric method of propofol infusion with intermittent ketamine injections for total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA)

Forty four patients scheduled for elective surgery of short to moderate duration (< 90 minutes) were recruited into this study. Anaesthesia was induced with intravenous propofol 2.5mg/kg and maintained with continuous intravenous infusion of pre-mixed propofol and normal saline containing 2mg/ml of propofol. Suxamethonium 1mg/kg was used to facilitate endotracheal intubation. No long-acting mus...

Intravenous Infusion Monitoring System Based on Wsn

In various treatment plans, the progress and velocity of intravenous infusion must be strictly controlled. Undeniable, present artificial monitoring methods not only increase the burden of patients, relatives and medical staff, but are vulnerable to lead oversight as well. This paper presents the design and implementation of a novel wireless sensor network for intravenous infusion monitoring ba...