If a similar goal-directed approach had been applied in the Basel study [1] , the administration of lower doses of propofol would (likely) have been associated with less cardiopulmonary compromise, particularly among the high-risk patients. Over recent years, propofol has emerged as a 'near ideal' sedative drug with dose-dependent hypnotic effects, rapid onset and a fast recovery profile [7]. S...

Bispectral index (BIS) is a reliable parameter for measuring depth of hypnotic level during anesthesia. Convective air warming system is an effective equipment to maintain normothermia during operation. We report falsely elevated BIS value due to convective air warming system while undergoing kidney transplantation.

In neurosurgery in particular, the recommended placement of electrodes for monitoring depth of anesthesia during surgery sometimes conflicts with the surgical site or patient positioning. Therefore, we proposed this study to evaluate the agreement and correlation of bispectral index values recorded from the usual frontal area and the alternate, post-auricular areas in neurosurgery patients. Thi...

AANA Journal  February 2017  Vol. 85, No. 1 17 Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), a subtle change in patients’ cognition that occurs after anesthesia and surgery, is a major concern for the growing, elderly population. The purpose of this integrative review was to examine the state of the science of POCD after noncardiac surgery. English-language research articles published from 2004...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The bispectral index (BIS) is a multifactorial parameter derived from the electroencephalogram (EEG), which allows monitoring of the hypnotic component of anesthesia. It was obtained from the algorithm based on the analysis of a large number of EEGs from volunteers and patients undergoing sedation and general anesthesia with different anesthetic agents. The use of BIS ...

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BACKGROUND The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of listening to the mother's heartbeat and womb sounds on the depth of anaesthesia in children. METHODS The present study included 40 children scheduled for minor surgery under general anaesthesia, with an American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) status of 1 to 2. Anaesthesia was induced with sevoflurane, and maintained with sevof...