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TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTING, AND SIMULATION

A Comparison of State and Response Entropy Versus Bispectral Index Values During the Perioperative Period

Paul F. White, PhD, MD^*, Jun Tang, MD, Gladys F. Romero, MD^*, Ronald H. Wender, MD, Robert Naruse, MD, Alexander Sloninsky, MD, and Robert Kariger, MD

*Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Texas; and Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Paul F. White, Professor and McDermott Chair of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., F2.208A, Dallas, TX 75390-9068. Address e-mail to paul.white{at}utsouthwestern.edu.

Cerebral monitoring indices are associated with a large degree of inter-patient variability and electrical signal interference during surgery. We designed this clinical study to test the hypothesis that use of the spectral entropy (Entropy) module is associated with less frequent intraoperative interference with the displayed indices than the bispectral index (BIS) monitor when used during general anesthesia with propofol and desflurane. Thirty consenting patients scheduled for major laparoscopic surgery procedures were enrolled in this prospective study. The elapsed time to obtain a baseline index value was recorded, as well as the simultaneous state entropy (SE), response entropy (RE), and BIS values at specific time intervals during the induction, maintenance, and emergence periods in patients administered a standardized general anesthetic technique. During the maintenance period, the changes in these indices were evaluated after a bolus dose of propofol (20 mg IV) and a 2% increase or decrease in the inspired concentration of desflurane. As expected, the baseline SE values were less than the RE and BIS values (88 ± 2 versus 96 ± 3 and 96 ± 4, respectively). However, the SE and RE values correlated with the BIS value during the induction (r = 0.77 and 0.78, respectively) and emergence (r = 0.86 and 0.91, respectively) periods. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for detection of consciousness also indicated a similar performance of the SE (0.93 ± 0.04) relative to the RE (0.98 ± 0.04) and BIS (0.97 ± 0.04). During the maintenance period, the responses to changes in propofol and desflurane concentrations were consistent with all three indices. Finally, the entropy indices were less interfered with by the electrocautery unit during the operation (12% versus 62% for the BIS monitor). Because the average selling prices of the Entropy and BIS disposable electrode strips ($14.25 versus $14.95 USD, respectively) are comparable, we conclude that the Entropy module is a cost-equivalent alternative to the BIS monitor.

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