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TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTING, AND SIMULATION

Epidural Ropivacaine Anesthesia Decreases the Bispectral Index During the Awake Phase and Sevoflurane General Anesthesia

Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Tadahiko Ishiyama, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Tamaho, Nakakoma, Yamanashi 409–3898, Japan. Address e-mail to ishiyama{at}yamanashi.ac.jp.

The sedative effects of epidural anesthesia without volatile and IV anesthetics and quantification of the degree of epidural anesthesia-induced sedation have not been investigated. In the current study we evaluated the effects of epidural anesthesia on the bispectral index (BIS) during the awake phase and during general anesthesia. After placing the epidural catheter, the patients were randomly allocated to 2 groups receiving either 5 mL of epidural saline (group S) or the same volume of 0.75% ropivacaine (group R). The BIS measurements during the awake phase were performed at 7, 12, 13, 14, 22, and 23 min after the epidural injection. General anesthesia was then induced with propofol and vecuronium and maintained with 0.75% sevoflurane. From approximately 10 min after tracheal intubation, the BIS measurements were made at 1-min intervals for 10 min. The BIS during the awake phase was significantly lower in group R than in group S (P < 0.05). The BIS during general anesthesia was significantly lower in group R than in group S (P < 0.0001). Epidural anesthesia decreased the BIS during the awake phase and during general anesthesia. The decrease of the BIS associated with epidural anesthesia was more prominent during general anesthesia than during the awake phase.

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