The Bispectral Index in children: comparing isoflurane and halothane |
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Authors: | Davidson A J Czarnecki C |
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Affiliation: | 1 Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Childrens Hospital and 2 Department of Pharmacology,University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia |
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Abstract: | Background. The Bispectral Index (BIS) has been calibrated forseveral general anaesthetic agents including isoflurane. Halothaneis still used in paediatric anaesthesia. Compared with othervolatile anaesthetics, halothane has a different receptor affinityand differing effects on the EEG. There are limited data evaluatingthe BIS with halothane. We set out to compare the BIS usinghalothane and isoflurane at a clinically relevant equipotentconcentration (1 MAC) and at a reproducible measure of anaestheticeffect (awakening). Methods. Forty children aged between 2 and 15 yr were enrolledin a masked randomized trial20 in each group. Anaesthesiawas induced with sevoflurane or propofol. Either halothane orisoflurane were given to obtain an end-tidal concentration of1 MAC for 15 min. The BIS was then recorded. The BIS was alsorecorded at awakening. Values (mean (SD)) were compared witha t test. Results. At 1 MAC the BIS for halothane was significantly greaterthan isoflurane (56.5 (8.1) vs 35.9 (8.5), P<0.0001). Atawakening there was no significant difference (BIS halothane;81.1 (11.9), BIS isoflurane; 82.5 (16.4)). The difference inmeans at awakening was 1.4 (95% CI 8.2 to 11.1). Conclusions. At equipotent concentrations of halothane and isofluraneBIS valves were significantly greater with halothane. At awakeningthe BIS values were equivalent for each agent. This findingis consistent with the BIS being more affected by the agentused at higher concentrations of anaesthetic. The BIS must beinterpreted with caution when using halothane. Br J Anaesth 2004; 92: 1417 |
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Keywords: | anaesthetics volatile, halothane anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane monitoring, Bispectral Index |
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