Searching New Methods for Loss of Consciousness Detection

• Type: International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2009

Authors

Carmen Pijuan (Author) Other; Marina Mendes (Author) Other; Pedro Amorim (Author) Other; Joaquim Gabriel Magalhães Mendes (Author) FEUP; Catarina Nunes (Author) Other

Publisher

Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication

Setúbal

Conference International

BIOSTEC 2009

Vila Nova de Gaia, 14 a 17 de Janeiro de 2009

Indexing

ISI Proceedings

INSPEC

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Health sciences > Medical sciences > Medicine > Anaesthesiology

Other information

Abstract (EN): Loss of consciousness (LOC) detection is essential for better anesthesia guidance. Clinical signs and brain monitoring are currently used in operating rooms to assess the state of consciousness. However, a patientindependent, accurate and reliable indicator of LOC is not currently available. We studied 69 patients undergoing general anesthesia, investigating a possible relationship between loss of consciousness and BIS and EMG signals registered during induction. Neither BIS and EMG values at LOC, nor their abrupt fall proved to be good indicators of loss of consciousness. Further work needs to be done in order to reliably detect loss of consciousness.

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5

ISBN: 978-989-8111-65-4