title: BIS monitoring in a patient with history of awareness and a difficult airway.
abstract: We describe a case where bispectral index (BIS) monitoring was used successfully to guide an inhaled induction technique for a difficult airway. The patient was a 34 years old male who had a previous history of awareness during anaesthesia. He was also morbidly obese with a Mallampatti score of III on preoperative examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Aga Khan University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Shahla
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: Faraz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shafiq
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D003243:Consciousness; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D009767:Obesity, Morbid; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012307:Risk Factors; D017186:Titrimetry
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation