Evaluation of Equivalent Minimum Alveolar Concentration (eMAC) During Propofol/Remifentanil Anesthesia

Summary

The aim of this study is to verify the accuracy of eMAC compared to Bispectral Index (BIS) for depth and nociceptive stimulation monitoring of anesthesia during general anesthesia.

Timeline

Start

2023-04-03

Primary completion

2023-04-29

Completion

2023-04-29

Publications

• Background Luginbuhl M, Schumacher PM, Vuilleumier P, Vereecke H, Heyse B, Bouillon TW, Struys MM. Noxious stimulation response index: a novel anesthetic state index based on hypnotic-opioid interaction. Anesthesiology. 2010 Apr;112(4):872-80. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181d40368.
• Background Gruenewald M, Ilies C, Herz J, Schoenherr T, Fudickar A, Hocker J, Bein B. Influence of nociceptive stimulation on analgesia nociception index (ANI) during propofol-remifentanil anaesthesia. Br J Anaesth. 2013 Jun;110(6):1024-30. doi: 10.1093/bja/aet019. Epub 2013 Mar 6.
• Background Schumacher PM, Dossche J, Mortier EP, Luginbuehl M, Bouillon TW, Struys MM. Response surface modeling of the interaction between propofol and sevoflurane. Anesthesiology. 2009 Oct;111(4):790-804. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b799ef.
• Zhang H, Zhang J, Li X, He S, Deng Z, Wang L, Wang Y, Wang X, Wan C, Huang F, Zhu Z, Dong H. Feasibility Study of an Indicator of Equivalent Potency of Multiple Anesthetics Normalized by Minimum Alveolar Concentration Derived From Response Surface Models. Anesth Analg. 2026 Mar 1;142(3):541-550. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000007514. Epub 2025 Apr 17.

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Indications

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