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Anesthesia

SNAP index and BIS failed to differentiate the nuances of anesthesia

According to researchers in Germany, "The accuracy of the new SNAP index with the bispectral index (BIS) to distinguish different states of propofol/remifentanil anesthesia was, compared in 19 female patients who were undergoing minor gynecological surgery."

G.N. Schmidt and colleagues of the University of Hamburg continued, "Comparisons of the snap index, BIS, spectral edge frequency, mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate were performed. The ability of all parameters to distinguish between the steps of...

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