Open AccessEffect of bispectral index monitoring on desflurane consumption and recovery time in morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Author(s) -
Tamer H Ibrahim,
Gamal T Yousef,
Ali Mohammed Hasan,
Hossam I. Eldesuky
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.114010
Subject(s) - morbidly obese , bispectral index , sleeve gastrectomy , body mass index , medicine , desflurane , anesthesia , surgery , gastric bypass , obesity , weight loss , propofol
Morbid obesity magnifies the importance of the fat-blood solubility coefficient of the anesthetic in its relation to emergence and recovery. Using bispectral index (BIS) monitoring for the titration of the administration of inhaled anesthetics such as desflurane may permit a less consumption and more rapid recovery from desflurane anesthesia in morbidly obese patients, which enables earlier maintenance of a patent airway, better protection against aspiration, and better oxygenation.