title: Propofol effective concentration 50 and its relationship to bispectral index.
abstract: Sixty unpremedicated healthy adult patients were studied during induction of anaesthesia with intravenous propofol delivered by a 'Diprifusor' target-controlled infusion. Bispectral index (BIS) and spectral edge frequency (SEF95) were measured concurrently with the predicted blood and effect site propofol concentrations. Logistic regression was used to calculate the predicted propofol blood and effect site concentrations required to produce unconsciousness and no response to a noxious stimulus in 50% and 95% of patients and to correlate BIS with these end-points. The Diprifusor TCI software produces anaesthesia at consistent target concentrations. Bispectral index correlates well with clinical end-points and may be useful during propofol anaesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Hong Kong, Room 424, K Block, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. mgirwin@hkucc.hku.hk
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Irwin
authors.forename: T W C
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Milne
authors.forename: G N C
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Kenny
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D015742:Propofol