We report that intraoperative NIM-2 monitoring devices can interfere with bispectral index monitoring. A 45-year-old male with chronic otits media underwent tympanolasty under general anesthesia with NIM-2 monitoring and bispectral index monitoring at our institution. And then, bispectral index monitoring was severely interrupted by facial nerve monitoring.
Anesthesia, General ; Consciousness Monitors ; Facial Nerve ; Humans ; Male ; Monitoring, Intraoperative

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Propofol induced sedation with bispectral index (BIS) monitoring has been reported to lead to higher satisfaction in patients and endoscopists during endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) procedures. There are no data, however, regarding the efficacy of midazolam and meperidine (M/M) induced sedation with BIS monitoring during ESD. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether M/M induced sedation with BIS monitoring could improve satisfaction and reduce the dose of M/M required during ESD. METHODS: Between September 2009 and January 2010, 56 patients were prospectively enrolled and randomly assigned to a BIS group (n=28) and a non-BIS group (n=28). Patient and endoscopist satisfaction scores were assessed using the visual analog scale (0 to 100) following the ESD. RESULTS: The mean satisfaction scores did not significantly differ between the BIS and non-BIS groups (92.3+/-16.3 vs 93.3+/-15.5, p=0.53) or endoscopists (83.1+/-15.4 vs 80.0+/-16.7, p=0.52). Although the mean meperidine dose did not differ (62.5+/-27.6 vs 51.0+/-17.3, p=0.18) between the two groups, the mean dose of midazolam in the non-BIS group was lower than in the BIS group (6.8+/-2.0 vs 5.4+/-2.1, p=0.01). CONCLUSIONS: BIS monitoring during ESD did not increase the satisfaction of endoscopists or patients and did not lead to an M/M dose reduction. These results demonstrate that BIS monitoring provides no additional benefit to M/M induced sedation during ESD.
Consciousness Monitors ; Humans ; Meperidine ; Midazolam ; Propofol ; Prospective Studies

BACKGROUND: The bispectral index (BIS), a parameter derived from the electro-encephalography (EEG), has been shown to correlate with the sedative state of anesthetic agents. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of BIS monitoring on anesthetic use and recovery characteristics in long duration sevoflurane anesthesia. METHODS: Forty adult patients who were scheduled for prolonged anesthesia (above 150 minutes) were randomly assigned to the control group (n = 20) or the BIS group (n = 20). In the control group, the anesthesiologists were blinded to the BIS values, and sevoflurane was administered according to standard clinical practice. In the BIS group, sevoflurane was titrated to maintain the BIS value between 45 60. Mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), end-tidal sevoflurane, BIS was monitored at intervals of 15 minutes. Time to response (TR), time to extubation (TE), time to reach 10 points of PAR score (TPAR10) and time to the discharge from postanesthetic care unit (TDis) were recorded from withdrawal of sevoflurane for recovery time. RESULTS: ET-Sevoflurane was significantly lower in the BIS group than the control group. BIS and 95% SEF values were higher in the BIS group compared with the control group. All values of recovery time (TR, TE, TPAR10, TDis) were significantly shorter in the BIS group than control group. In MAP and HR, there was no significant difference between the groups. CONCLUSIONS: BIS is considered a good index of proper use of sevoflurane. Decrease of total amount of sevoflurane, early emergence and early discharge from PACU are expected, so more safe and economic anesthesia may be possible in clinics.
Adult ; Anesthesia* ; Anesthetics ; Arterial Pressure ; Consciousness Monitors* ; Heart Rate ; Humans

PURPOSE: This study was designed to determine the utility of bispectral index scores (BIS) compared to Glasgow coma scale (GCS) or Observer's Assessment of Alertness/Sedation Scale (OAA/S), in measuring changes in consciousness, prognosis and management of sedative-intoxication patients. METHODS: Sedative intoxication patients, who came to the emergency department with a severe deficit in consciousness, or a GCS less than 12, were analyzed. Patients' consciousness states were evaluated using OAA/S and GCS and compared with BIS scores. Patients' consciousness recovery time and hospitalization were recorded to see if these could be predicted by BIS using regression analysis. BIS, OAS/S and GCS were compared with regard to intubation, admission and ICU admission. Furthermore, usefulness and cut-off values of BIS were evaluated for those intubated. RESULTS: Of 128 sedative intoxication patients, 32 were enrolled for this study. Mean age was 50.94+/-18.01. They took 20.76+/-16.95 times over the average recommended dose. OAA/S and GCS ranged between 1~4 and 4~12, respectively; BIS was 39~88. The Spearman bivariate correlation coefficient was 0.619 between OAA/S and BIS and 0.651 between GCS and BIS, both showing a positive correlation (p<0.001). The coefficient of determination between BIS and recovery time was 0.182 and was statistically significant (Recovery time = -0.321xBIS+34.806) (p=0.015). However, admission, ICU admission and hospitalization were not significant (p>0.05). BIS was an effective index for intubation (p=0.012) showing a sensitivity of 91% and a specificity of 50% when the boundary value was set to 65.5. When set to 77.5, sensitivity and specificity were 59%, 100%, respectively. CONCLUSION: In sedative intoxication patients, BIS is useful in determining the degree of sedation, predicting time to recovery of consciousness and as an objective index of intubation.
Consciousness ; Consciousness Monitors ; Emergencies ; Glasgow Coma Scale ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Hypnotics and Sedatives ; Intubation ; Porphyrins ; Prognosis ; Sensitivity and Specificity

PURPOSE: Bispectral index (BIS) is a non-invasive parameter that expresses the level of consciousness using a numerical value that ranges from 0-100. It can be easily conducted at the patient bed-side throughout a day. We studied whether BIS could be used as a predictive factor for neurological outcome in patients who undergo hypothermia after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. METHODS: The prospective study enrolled patients who underwent induced hypothermia with post-resuscitated state after cardiac arrest and presented to Chonnam National University Hospital from June, 2010 to October, 2010. BIS monitoring was conducted from admission at the intensive care unit until normal temperature was attained after the induction of hypothermia. The patients were divided into two groups based on neurological outcome at discharge and the values obtained from BIS monitoring were compared. RESULTS: Fourteen patients were included in this study. The mortality rate was 28.6% and five patients were discharged with Glasgow Pittsburgh Cerebral Performance Categories 1 or 2. The value of BIS at the start of rewarming was significantly different between the two groups according to neurological outcome, while the value of BIS upon reaching normal temperature did not differ statistically. The significant difference between the two groups was observed in the value of BIS from 19 hours after starting hypothermia. CONCLUSION: BIS can be used to predict the neurological outcome of patients who undergo resuscitation after cardiac arrest.
Consciousness ; Consciousness Monitors ; Heart Arrest ; Humans ; Hypothermia ; Hypothermia, Induced ; Intensive Care Units ; Prospective Studies ; Resuscitation ; Rewarming

PURPOSE: Bispectral index (BIS) is a non-invasive parameter that expresses the level of consciousness using a numerical value that ranges from 0-100. It can be easily conducted at the patient bed-side throughout a day. We studied whether BIS could be used as a predictive factor for neurological outcome in patients who undergo hypothermia after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. METHODS: The prospective study enrolled patients who underwent induced hypothermia with post-resuscitated state after cardiac arrest and presented to Chonnam National University Hospital from June, 2010 to October, 2010. BIS monitoring was conducted from admission at the intensive care unit until normal temperature was attained after the induction of hypothermia. The patients were divided into two groups based on neurological outcome at discharge and the values obtained from BIS monitoring were compared. RESULTS: Fourteen patients were included in this study. The mortality rate was 28.6% and five patients were discharged with Glasgow Pittsburgh Cerebral Performance Categories 1 or 2. The value of BIS at the start of rewarming was significantly different between the two groups according to neurological outcome, while the value of BIS upon reaching normal temperature did not differ statistically. The significant difference between the two groups was observed in the value of BIS from 19 hours after starting hypothermia. CONCLUSION: BIS can be used to predict the neurological outcome of patients who undergo resuscitation after cardiac arrest.
Consciousness ; Consciousness Monitors ; Heart Arrest ; Humans ; Hypothermia ; Hypothermia, Induced ; Intensive Care Units ; Prospective Studies ; Resuscitation ; Rewarming

BACKGROUND: The bispectral index (BIS) is a valuable indicator for measuring sedation levels and patient consciousness. Recent reports have highlighted its clinical value as an indicator for anesthesia-related cerebral hypoperfusion and ischemic brain damage. CASE REPORT: A 55-year-old female patient underwent right breast conservation surgery during general anesthesia. During surgery, the patient experienced abrupt bradycardia (heart rate of 36 bpm) without hypotension. During bradycardia, her BIS was severely reduced from 45 to 20 along with elvated suppression ratio (50). After injection of 0.5mg of atropine, her BIS level was recovered, her heart rate was increased, and her suppression ratio was decreased. CONCLUSION: The patient recovered from anesthesia without showing any signs of neurological sequelae based on BIS level monitoring.
Anesthesia ; Anesthesia, General ; Atropine ; Bradycardia ; Brain ; Breast ; Consciousness ; Consciousness Monitors ; Female ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Hypotension ; Mastectomy, Segmental ; Middle Aged

BACKGROUND: The required dose of anesthetics is generally smaller in patients with low cardiac output (CO). A high CO decreases the blood concentration of anesthetics during induction and maintenance of anesthesia. However, a high CO may also shorten the delivery time of anesthetics to the effect site, e.g. the brain. We assessed the time required for induction of anesthesia with propofol administered by target-controlled infusion (TCI), and investigated factors that modify the pharmacodynamics of propofol. METHODS: After measuring CO and blood volume (BV) by dye densitometry, propofol was infused using TCI to simulate a plasma concentration of 3 microg/ml. After infusion, the time taken to achieve bispectral index (BIS) values of 80 and 60 was determined. Age, sex, lean body mass (LBM), and cardiovascular parameters were analyzed as independent variables. The dependent variables were the time taken to achieve each BIS value and the plasma concentration of propofol (Cp) 10 min after the commencement of infusion. RESULTS: Multiple regression analysis revealed that a high CO significantly reduced the time taken to reach the first end point (P = 0.020, R2 = 0.076). Age and LBM significantly prolonged the time taken to reach the second end point (P = 0.001). Cp was negatively correlated with BV (P = 0.020, R2 = 0.073). CONCLUSIONS: Cardiac output was a statistically significant factor for predicting the time required for induction of anesthesia in the initial phase, whereas, age and LBM were significant variables in the late phase. The pharmacodynamics of propofol was intricately altered by CO, age, and LBM.
Anesthesia ; Anesthetics ; Blood Volume ; Brain ; Cardiac Output ; Cardiac Output, Low ; Consciousness Monitors ; Densitometry ; Humans ; Plasma ; Propofol

BACKGROUND: This study was designed to determine the optimal anesthetic depth for the maintenance and recovery in interventional neuroradiology. METHODS: Eighty-eight patients undergoing interventional neuroradiology were randomly allocated to light anesthesia (n = 44) or deep anesthesia (n = 44) groups based on the value of the bispectral index (BIS). Anesthesia was induced with propofol, alfentanil, and rocuronium and maintained with 1-3% sevoflurane. The concentration of sevoflurane was titrated to maintain BIS at 40-49 (deep anesthesia group) or 50-59 (light anesthesia group). Phenylephrine was used to maintain the mean arterial pressure within 20% of preinduction values. Recovery times were recorded. RESULTS: The light anesthesia group had a more rapid recovery to spontaneous ventilation, eye opening, extubation, and orientation (4.1 +/- 2.3 vs. 5.3 +/- 1.8 min, 6.9 +/- 3.2 min vs. 9.1 +/- 3.2 min, 8.2 +/- 3.1 min vs. 10.7 +/- 3.3 min, 10.0 +/- 3.9 min vs. 12.9 +/- 5.5 min, all P < 0.01) compared to the deep anesthesia group. The use of phenylephrine was significantly increased in the deep anesthesia group (768 +/- 184 vs. 320 +/- 82 microg, P < 0.01). More patients moved during the procedure in the light anesthesia group (6/44 [14%] vs. 0/44 [0%], P = 0.026). CONCLUSIONS: BIS values between 50 and 59 for interventional neuroradiology were associated with a more rapid recovery and favorable hemodynamic response, but also with more patient movement. We suggest that maintaining BIS values between 40 and 49 is preferable for the prevention of patient movement during anesthesia for interventional neuroradiology.
Alfentanil ; Anesthesia* ; Anesthesia, General ; Arterial Pressure ; Consciousness Monitors ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Phenylephrine ; Propofol ; Radiology, Interventional ; Ventilation

BACKGROUND: Epidural anesthesia has been shown to a have direct sedative effect and to markedly reduce the amount of hypnotic agents required for sedation. A Bispectral Index (BIS) is a useful monitor of the level of sedation and loss of consciousness for several anesthetics including propofol. In this study, we investigated whether BIS monitoring could detect the sedative effect of epidural anesthesia during propofol induction. METHODS: Twenty patients scheduled for elective lower abdominal surgery were included. A Target controlled infusion (target effect concentration 5micro gram/ml, induction time 3 min) of propofol was administered to the patients with or without epidural anesthesia (2% lidocaine 15 ml) at the L2-3 level. The OAA/S scale and BIS were evaluated 20 min after epidural injection. Hypnotic requirements of propofol were determined using loss of eye opening in response to verbal command as an endpoint. At the time of induction of hypnosis, the target concentration, target effect concentration and BIS were recorded. RESULTS: Epidural lidocaine significantly decreased the hypnotic dose of propofol (1.0 +/- 0.2 micro gram/ml vs. 1.3 +/- 0.1 micro gram/ml; P = 0.0008), hypnotic calculated concentration (3.3 +/- 0.6 micro gram/ml vs. 4.1 +/- 0.3 micro gram/ml; P = 0.0007), and the hypnotic effect concentration (0.7 +/- 0.3micro gram/ml vs. 1.1 +/- 0.1 micro gram/ml; P = 0.0007). In the patients with epidural anesthesia, the OAA/S scale was decreased without a change of the BIS after epidural anesthesia and BIS recorded at the time of induction of hypnosis was much higher in patients with epidural anesthesia than in patients without epidural anesthesia (92.7 +/- 2.2 vs. 85.5 +/- 6.2; P = 0.0029) CONCLUSIONS: Epidural anesthesia induced a sedative effect without a change of the BIS and then induced the hypnosis with lesser dose of propofol. At the time of hypnosis, a higher BIS was noticed with epidural anestheia. These results concluded that BIS monitoring could not detect the sedative effect induced with epidural anesthesia.
Anesthesia, Epidural* ; Anesthetics ; Consciousness Monitors* ; Humans ; Hypnosis ; Hypnotics and Sedatives* ; Injections, Epidural ; Lidocaine ; Propofol ; Unconsciousness