Bispectral index for monitoring hypnosis in anaesthesia and intensive care: advantages and limits

Călin Mitre
Catedra ATI 1, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Iuliu Haţieganu”, Cluj-Napoca

Abstract

Bispectral index (BIS) is a device used to monitor hypnosis for reducing the incidence of intraoperative awareness during anaesthesia. BIS provides the clinician with information that can be used to titrate the hypnotic drug doses to individual patient requirements. Limitations of the method and other BIS applications, including use in pediatrics, intensive care and conscious sedations are also discussed in this review.

Key words: bispectral index (BIS), technology, hypnosis, awareness