Anaesthetic drugs & techniques
Response of the GE Entropy™ monitor to neuromuscular block in awake volunteers
Authors' conclusion
The GE Entropy™ monitor requires muscle activity to generate correct values in an awake subject.
Study context
- Population
- Awake volunteers given NMBA (EEGs from original BIS study replayed to an Entropy monitor)9 rocuronium and 10 suxamethonium trials
- Comparison
- Rocuronium vs Suxamethonium
- Outcome
- State Entropy and Response Entropy during NMB
Methodological detailsEEG playback via calibrated electronic system, each EEG replayed 30 times
- EEG playback via calibrated electronic system
- Each EEG replayed 30 times
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
| Group | Value | Trials with State Entropy <60 |
|---|---|---|
| Rocuronium | 8 events | eight of nine |
| Suxamethonium | 9 events | nine of 10 |
Value
Rocuronium8 events
Suxamethonium9 events
Trials with State Entropy <60
Rocuroniumeight of nine
Suxamethoniumnine of 10
Original publication
Response of the GE Entropy™ monitor to neuromuscular block in awake volunteers. Br J Anaesth. Published November 2023. doi:10.
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