Sedation induced by antiepileptic drugs polytherapy: A note of caution during anesthesia

[...]the sevoflurane dial concentration was tapered, and to our surprise, even at zero end-tidal concentration of sevoflurane and a MAC of 0, the BIS value consistently remained between 40 and 45 with no change in hemodynamic parameters. [...]loss of verbal responsiveness as end point of induction w...

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Published inSaudi journal of anaesthesia Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 86 - 87
Main Authors Khandelwal, Ankur, Debbarman, Sagar, Rath, Girija, Lamsal, Ritesh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2019
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Anesthesia
Drug dosages
Letters to Editor
Patients
Respiration
Surgery
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Summary:[...]the sevoflurane dial concentration was tapered, and to our surprise, even at zero end-tidal concentration of sevoflurane and a MAC of 0, the BIS value consistently remained between 40 and 45 with no change in hemodynamic parameters. [...]loss of verbal responsiveness as end point of induction with propofol was not possible here. [...]we also bring forth the importance of BIS monitoring in such cases to titrate drug doses.
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ISSN:1658-354X
0975-3125
DOI:10.4103/sja.SJA_711_18