Adequacy of Anesthesia solution

Entropy™ measures the state of the brain and has been shown to reflect the different phases of anesthesia. The use of Entropy in adults has been found to reduce the use of certain hypnotic drugs, therefore, helping anesthesiologists to tailor anesthetic drugs for each patient, helping avoid unnecessarily deep states of hypnosis, including burst suppression that has been associated with increased risk of delirium.¹

With Entropy monitoring, it is possible to help ensure faster emergence and recovery in the operating room. It is a tool for optimising the perioperative process and ensuring efficient patient flow.

NMT is the transfer of an impulse between a nerve and a muscle in the neuromuscular junction. NMT can be blocked by neuromuscular blocking agents—drugs which cause transient muscle relaxation and prevent the patient from moving and breathing spontaneously.

Post-operative residual curarization (PORC) incidence in PACU is estimated to be up to 45% after a single shot muscle relaxation.² Considering that about 230 million patients undergo a major surgery each year, about 100 patients per minute would suffer from discomfort, reduced ventilation capacity, double vision and a 4- to 5-times increased aspiration risk. Such residual effects have clinical consequences that can prolong hospitalization, particularly in vulnerable populations such as obese patients.