title: Correlation between clinical signs of depth of anaesthesia and cerebral state index responses in dogs with different target-controlled infusions of propofol.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate if the cerebral state index (CSI), measured by a Cerebral State Monitor (CSM), can predict depth of anaesthesia as assessed clinically or by estimated propofol plasma concentrations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective clinical study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fourteen mixed breed dogs, weighing 24.5 ± 4.7 kg, scheduled to undergo neutering procedures.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dogs were premedicated with 0.05 mg kg(-1) acepromazine intramuscularly. The CSM and cardiovascular monitoring equipment were attached. Anaesthesia was induced with propofol using a target controlled infusion (TCI) to varying plasma propofol targets (PropCp). Following endotracheal intubation the dogs were ventilated with oxygen. Anaesthetic maintenance was with propofol by TCI. A PropCp of 3 μg dL(-1) was set initially, then PropCps were increased in 1 μg dL(-1) steps to 7, 9 and then 11 μg dL(-1). Each PropCp was held constant for a 5 minute period, at the end of which depth of anaesthesia was classified using a previously evaluated scale of 'planes' based on palpebral and corneal reflexes and eye position. Cerebral state index (CSI), burst suppression (BSR) and electromyogram were measured at these time points. The prediction probability (PK) of these variables, or of the PropCp in predicting depth of anaesthesia was calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The PKs for predicting anaesthetic planes were 0.74, 0.91, 0.76 and 0.78 for CSI, BSR, EMG and PropCp, respectively. The PKs for PropCp to predict CSI, BSR and EMG were 0.65, 0.71 and 0.65 respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Cerebral State Monitor was able to detect very deep planes of anaesthesia when BSR occurs, but was not able to distinguish between the intermediate anaesthetic planes likely to be used in clinical anaesthesia.
authors.affiliation: CECAV, Hospital Veterinário do Porto, Porto, Portugal. lenioribeiro@hvp.pt
authors.forename: Lénio M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brás
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gonzalo-Orden
authors.forename: Luis M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Antunes
mesh_terms: D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous / Q000662:veterinary*; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001767:Blinking / Q000187:drug effects; D056805:Consciousness Monitors / Q000662:veterinary; D004285:Dogs; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects / Q000662:veterinary; D004576:Electromyography / Q000187:drug effects / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D015742:Propofol