Skin impedance correlates to sedation grade, plasma propofol concentrations and bispectral index during a target-controlled infusion of propofol

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 589-596

  Winterhaltera, Michael ^a   Münted, Sinikka ^a   Taschenbreckerc, Peter ^a   Heckerb, Hartmut ^a   Weilbachc, Christian ^a   Osthausc, Alexander W ^a   Grossc, Matthias ^a   Piepenbrockc, Siegfried ^a   Rahe Meyerc, Niels ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bispectral index; Oaas scale; Propofol; Skin impedance

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; BISPECTRAL INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MALE; OBSERVERS ASSESSMENT OF ALERTNESS AND SEDATION; RATING SCALE; SEDATION; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; IMPEDANCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; TIME;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68849101917     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328329b149     Document Type: Article

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