Journal of clinical monitoring and computing
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J Clin Monit Comput · Apr 2010
Index of consciousness and bispectral index values are interchangeable during normotension and hypotension but not during non pulsatile flow state during cardiac surgical procedures: a prospective study.
Awareness under anesthesia is an avoidable complication during general anesthesia. Anesthetic depth monitors assist anesthesiologists in providing appropriate levels of anesthesia. Index of consciousness monitoring is a recently introduced monitor in the array of anesthesia depth monitors. The objective of this study was to assess the interchangeability of bispectral index, which is already in clinical use and the recently introduced index of consciousness techniques. The other objective was to assess this interchangeability during normotension, hypotension and during pulseless state in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. This study is a prospective observational study, conducted in a tertiary referral hospital. ⋯ The bispectral index and index of consciousness values may be interchangeable. The interchangeability is better appreciated during normotension and hypotension but not during non pulsatile state of cardiopulmonary bypass.
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J Clin Monit Comput · Apr 2010
A novel laparoscopic pulse oximeter device. An easy, efficient and cost- effective way of detecting arterial structures.
The introduction of laparoscopy has revolutionized surgery. However, these new techniques have brought new problems into the surgical field. ⋯ Therefore, there is still a strong need for developing additional tools to help mapping the anatomy. We designed a laparoscopic pulse oximeter device, which offers an easy, efficient and cost- effective way of using pulse oximetry in combination with a standard laparoscopic clamp in order to identify arterial structures.