The influence of changes in end-tidal carbon dioxide upon the Bispectral Index

Anaesthesia
D TurnbullJ Andrzejowski

Abstract

Carbon dioxide is known to affect consciousness in animals and humans. We surmised that changes in end-tidal carbon dioxide during anaesthesia might affect the Bispectral Index. Twenty-four patients due to undergo surgery were anaesthetised with fentanyl and a propofol infusion. The Bispectral Index, pulse rate and blood pressure were recorded while end-tidal carbon dioxide levels were changed. The patients acted as their own controls as they were subjected to high, normal and low levels of end-tidal carbon dioxide (3-12 kPa) according to a randomised sequence. There were no changes in the Bispectral Index or haemodynamic variables resulting from manipulation of the end-tidal carbon dioxide. At the level of hypnosis involved in this study, changes in end-tidal carbon dioxide, within the range tested, do not result in changes in the Bispectral Index.

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