Search Results - "Kenny, G. N."

Effect site concentrations of remifentanil and pupil response to noxious stimulation by Barvais, L., Engelman, E., Eba, J.M., Coussaert, E., Cantraine, F., Kenny, G.N.

“…Opioid drugs block reflex pupillary dilatation in response to noxious stimulation. The relationship between the target effect site concentration (CeT) of…”
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Closed-loop control of propofol anaesthesia using bispectral index™: performance assessment in patients receiving computer-controlled propofol and manually controlled remifentanil infusions for minor surgery by Absalom, A. R., Kenny, G. N. C.

“…In a previous study we used the bispectral index (BIS)™ for automatic control of propofol anaesthesia, using a proportional-integral-differential control…”
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Accuracy of the ‘Paedfusor’ in children undergoing cardiac surgery or catheterization by Absalom, A., Amutike, D., Lal, A., White, M., Kenny, G.N.C.

“…A prototype paediatric propofol target-controlled infusion (TCI) system, the ‘Paedfusor’ has been developed. This system incorporates a paediatric…”
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Closed-loop control of propofol anaesthesia by Kenny, G N, Mantzaridis, H

“…We describe the use of a closed-loop system to control depth of propofol anaesthesia automatically. We used the auditory evoked potential index (AEPindex) as…”
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The effect of propofol on patient reaction time and its relationship with loss of verbal contact before induction of anaesthesia by Anderson, K. J., Allam, S., Chapman, R., Kenny, G. N. C.

“…Summary Increasing the calculated plasma concentration of propofol has been shown to increase choice reaction time and visual and auditory response times. We…”
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Reaction time‐monitored patient‐maintained propofol sedation: a pilot study in oral surgery patients by O'Brien, C., Urquhart, C. S., Allam, S, Anderson, K. J., Leitch, J. A., Macpherson, A., Kenny, G. N. C.

“…Summary Previous volunteer studies of an effect‐site controlled patient‐maintained sedation system using propofol have demonstrated a risk of oversedation. We…”
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Patient‐maintained propofol sedation using reaction time monitoring: a volunteer safety study by Allam, S., Anderson, K. J., O’Brien, C., Macpherson, J. A., Gambhir, S., Leitch, J. A., Kenny, G. N. C.

“…Summary Previous volunteer studies of an effect‐site controlled, patient‐maintained sedation system using propofol have demonstrated a risk of over‐sedation…”
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Propofol sparing effect of remifentanil using closed‐loop anaesthesia by Milne, S. E., Kenny, G. N. C., Schraag, S.

“…Background. General anaesthesia is a balance between hypnosis and analgesia. We investigated whether an increase in remifentanil blood concentration would…”
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Closed loop control of sedation for colonoscopy using the Bispectral Index by Leslie, K., Absalom, A., Kenny, G. N. C.

“…Summary Sixteen patients undergoing colonoscopy were sedated with propofol using a closed‐loop control system guided by the Bispectral Index (BIS). Propofol…”
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Analysis of the EEG bispectrum, auditory evoked potentials and the EEG power spectrum during repeated transitions from consciousness to unconsciousness by Gajraj, R J, Doi, M, Mantzaridis, H, Kenny, G N

“…We have compared the auditory evoked potential (AEP) index (a numerical index derived from the AEP), 95% spectral edge frequency (SEF), median frequency (MF)…”
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Relationship between calculated blood concentration of propofol and electrophysiological variables during emergence from anaesthesia: comparison of bispectral index, spectral edge frequency, median frequency and auditory evoked potential index by Doi, M, Gajraj, R J, Mantzaridis, H, Kenny, G N

“…We studied four electrophysiological variables (bispectral index (BIS), 95% spectral edge frequency (SEF), median frequency (MF) and auditory evoked potential…”
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Pharmacokinetic model driven infusion of propofol in children by Marsh, B, White, M, Morton, N, Kenny, G N

“…A computer controlled infusion device for propofol was used to induce and maintain general anaesthesia in 20 children undergoing minor surgical procedures. The…”
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Auditory evoked potential index: a quantitative measure of changes in auditory evoked potentials during general anaesthesia by Mantzaridis, H., Kenny, G. N. C.

“…We describe a novel index derived from the auditory evoked potential, the auditory evoked potential index, and we compare it with latencies and amplitudes…”
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Risk factors for postoperative nausea and vomiting by Kenny, G N

“…Although the aetiology of postoperative nausea and vomiting is not completely clear, a number of key contributing factors increase the risk for an individual…”
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Comparison of bispectral EEG analysis and auditory evoked potentials for monitoring depth of anaesthesia during propofol anaesthesia by Gajraj, R J, Doi, M, Mantzaridis, H, Kenny, G N

“…We have compared the auditory evoked potential index (AEPIndex) and bispectral index (BIS) for monitoring depth of anaesthesia in spontaneously breathing…”
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Relationship between bispectral index, auditory evoked potential index and effect-site EC50 for propofol at two clinical end-points by Milne, S.E., Troy, A., Irwin, M.G., Kenny, G.N.C.

“…Many anaesthetists are deterred from using total i.v. anaesthesia because of uncertainty over the concentration of propofol required to prevent awareness. We…”
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Propofol effective concentration 50 and its relationship to bispectral index by Irwin, M. G., Hui, T. W. C., Milne, S. E., Kenny, G. N. C.

“…Summary Sixty unpremedicated healthy adult patients were studied during induction of anaesthesia with intravenous propofol delivered by a ‘Diprifusor’…”
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Blood alcohol concentration and psychomotor effects by Grant, S.A., Millar, K., Kenny, G.N.C.

“…This study assessed the effect of intravenous alcohol infusions on psychomotor impairment and compared it with that of alcohol administered orally. Comparisons…”
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Patient maintained sedation for colonoscopy using a target controlled infusion of propofol by Campbell, L., Imrie, G., Doherty, P., Porteous, C., Millar, K., Kenny, G. N. C., Fletcher, G.

“…Summary In this study, we evaluated safety and recovery using a patient maintained, target controlled infusion of propofol for sedation in 20 patients…”
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A partially blinded randomised controlled trial of patient‐maintained propofol sedation and operator controlled midazolam sedation in third molar extractions by Leitch, J. A., Anderson, K., Gambhir, S., Millar, K., Robb, N. D., McHugh, S., Kenny, G. N. C.

“…Summary Patient‐maintained sedation using propofol has recently been shown to be effective for dental surgery. We compared this new technique to the…”
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