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Feasibility of closed-loop titration of propofol guided by the Bispectral Index for general anaesthesia induction: a prospective randomized study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2006

N. Liu
Affiliation:
Hôpital Foch, Department of Anaesthesiology, Suresnes, France
T. Chazot
Affiliation:
Hôpital Foch, Department of Anaesthesiology, Suresnes, France
B. Trillat
Affiliation:
Hôpital Foch, Informatics, Suresnes, France
R. Pirracchio
Affiliation:
Hôpital Foch, Department of Anaesthesiology, Suresnes, France
J.-D. Law-Koune
Affiliation:
Hôpital Foch, Department of Anaesthesiology, Suresnes, France
L. Barvais
Affiliation:
Hôpital Erasme ULB, Department of Anaesthesiology, Brussels, Belgium
M. Fischler
Affiliation:
Hôpital Foch, Department of Anaesthesiology, Suresnes, France
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Background: This study was designed to evaluate the feasibility of propofol infusion by a closed-loop system for the titration of anaesthetic induction guided by Bispectral Index. Methods: Forty patients were prospectively and randomly allocated into two groups: the target control infusion (TCI) group, where propofol titration was performed manually guided by the Bispectral Index using a commercial pharmacokinetic model (Diprifusor device) and the closed-loop group where titration was performed using a proportional differential algorithm. For both groups, the objective was to achieve a Bispectral Index of 50. Remifentanil TCI was infused at a target of 2 ng mL−1 and was maintained constant throughout the study. Feasibility of automatic induction was evaluated with performance error and haemodynamic data. Results: Bispectral Index overshoot (−9 ± 13% vs. −16 ± 20%, P = 0.035) and mean duration of induction (381 ± 106 s vs. 490 ± 131 s, P = 0.004) were lower in the closed-loop group than in the TCI group. Haemodynamic data were similar between groups with a similar use of ephedrine bolus. Conclusion: The system was able to allow induction clinically for all patients. Automated titration guided by Bispectral Index for propofol infusion was feasible without increase in haemodynamic adverse effects.

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© 2006 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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