Author(s): Ferreira, Ana Isabel Leitão ; Mendes, Joaquim Gabriel ; Nunes, Catarina Sofia ; Amorim, Pedro
Date: 2019
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/2441
Origin: Repositório Científico da Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António (ULSSA)
Subject(s): Monitor do índice bispectral; Bispectral index monitor; Profundidade da anestesia; Depth of anesthesia; Consciência; Awareness; Tempo de atraso; Time delay
Background and objectives: According to the manufacturer, the Bispectral Index (BIS) has a processing time delay of 5-10s. Studies addressing this have suggested longer delays. We evaluated the time delay in the Bispectral Index response. Methods: Based on clinical data from 45 patients, using the difference between the predicted and the real BIS, calculated during a fixed 3minutes period after the moment the Bispectral Index dropped below 80 during the induction of general anesthesia with propofol and remifentanil. Results: The difference between the predicted and the real BIS was in average 30.09±18.73s. Conclusion: Our results may be another indication that the delay in BIS processing may be much longer than stated by the manufacture, a fact with clinical implications.
