The BIS monitor measures muscular and cortical activity using a single, small, flexible sensor that is applied to the forehead and temporal region. The monitor produces a value every 15 seconds ...

Awareness during anesthesia is a serious complication with potential long-term psychological consequences. Use of the bispectral index (BIS), developed from a processed electroencephalogram, has ...

We tested the hypothesis that a protocol incorporating the electroencephalogram-derived bispectral index (BIS) is superior to a protocol incorporating standard monitoring of end-tidal anesthetic ...

"We were testing whether a protocol based on a device called a bispectral index or BIS monitor, which measures brain activity to determine how deeply a patient is anesthetized, could more ...

It included 31 randomised controlled trials of BIS monitoring compared with standard clinical practice. All of the trials included in the Cochrane review were conducted in adults. The External ...

So the state brought in the BIS monitor. Anesthesiologist Richard Pollard says the BIS monitor is designed to be used during medical procedures. Dr. RICHARD POLLARD (President, N.C. Society of ...

The BIS monitor was applied to Jane at 1137, and a morphine drip was started at 1 mg/hr, as per institutional protocol. The monitor was applied before extubation to establish a baseline reading.