The effects of cognitive impairment on anaesthetic requirement in the elderly

Erdogan M. A., DEMİRBİLEK S., Erdil F., Aydogan M. S., Ozturk E., Togal T., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY, vol.29, no.7, pp.326-331, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/eja.0b013e32835475c6
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.326-331
  • Keywords: bispectral index, cognitive impairment, geriatric anaesthesia, Mini Mental State Examination, propofol, remifentanil, NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE-RECEPTORS, BISPECTRAL INDEX, PROPOFOL ANESTHESIA, DEMENTIA, BRAIN, DRUGS, ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM, REMIFENTANIL, DYSFUNCTION, ISOFLURANE
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Context Patients with dementia have a lower bispectral index score (BIS) when awake than age-matched healthy controls.