The Challenge
Each patient is unique and requires a customized amount of anesthetic medication to ensure that they are unconscious and
free of pain, yet able to wake-up quickly and experience minimal side-effects from anesthesia.
The Solution
Bispectral Index technology directly measures the effects of anesthetics and sedatives on the brain, enabling clinicians to customize the type and amount of medication they administer to meet their patient's individual needs.
Using a sensor placed on the patient's forehead, BIS monitoring translates information from the electroencephalogram (EEG) into
a single number that represents each patient's level of consciousness. This number - the BIS value - ranges from 100 (indicating an awake patient) to zero (indicating the absence of brain activity). Using the BIS value to guide administration of anesthetic medication, clinicians can make informed decisions for optimal anesthesia.
Key Benefits
- Clinicians are provided with new information to help determine the most effective anesthetic mix
- BIS is effective for use in a variety of patient populations and in diverse clinical settings
- Patients have faster, more predictable wake-ups
- Patients experience higher-quality recoveries with less grogginess, nausea and vomiting
- By monitoring response to anesthetics, patients are objectively assessed for the potential to regain consciousness - or become "aware" during their procedure
- Hospitals have the potential to reduce costs through improved operational efficiency and effective administration of anesthetics and/or sedatives
BIS monitoring and awareness (1,2,3)
- Awareness occurs in 0.18% of patients having general anesthesia
- Awareness is the leading cause of patient dissatisfaction with anesthesia
- BIS monitors can be used to help you assess your patients' risk of awareness
References:
- Sandin R, Enlund G. Awareness during anesthesia: a prospective case study. The Lancet 2000; Vol 355.
- Myles, P, Williams D. Patient satisfaction after anaesthesia and surgery; results of a prospective survey of 10,811 patients. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2000; 84 (1).
- Luginbuhl M. Schnider TW. Detection of awareness with the Bispectral Index: two case reports. Anesthesiology 2002; 96 (1): 241-243.
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