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Five commercial ‘depth of anaesthesia’ monitors provide discordant clinical recommendations in response to identical emergence-like EEG signals

Abstract Background ‘Depth of anaesthesia’ monitors claim to measure hypnotic depth during general anaesthesia from the EEG, and clinicians could reasonably expect agreement between monitors if presented with the same..

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The association of bispectral index values and metrics of cerebral perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass

Abstract Study objective Low  (BIS) values have been associated with adverse postoperative outcomes. However, trials of optimizing BIS by titrating anesthetic administration have reported conflicting results. One potential explanation is that  may..

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Assessing the depth of isoflurane anaesthesia during cardiopulmonary bypass

Abstract Introduction: Bispectral index (BIS) and monitoring of end-tidal concentration may be associated with a reduction in the incidence of awareness during volatile-based general anaesthesia. An analogue of end-tidal concentration..

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