title: The bispectral index during an anaphylactic circulatory arrest.
abstract: A 47-year-old woman with Cushing's syndrome suffered a severe anaphylactic reaction on induction of anaesthesia, resulting in circulatory arrest. A spontaneous cardiac output appeared after 25 minutes of chest compression and she regained consciousness three hours later, with no neurological deficit. A Bispectral Index monitor demonstrated values greater than 40 throughout the whole period of resuscitation. Possible implications for this observation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kluger
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D010880:Piperidines; D015742:Propofol; D000077208:Remifentanil; D014673:Vecuronium Bromide
chemical_list: D010880:Piperidines; D014673:Vecuronium Bromide; D000077208:Remifentanil; D015742:Propofol