EVALUATION OF BI -SPECTRAL INDEX MONITOR IN CONTEXT OF LOW RESOURCE SETTINGS

Abstract

Arousal status of patient in correlation with anaesthetic effect is the vital consideration for an anaesthesiologist. Recent anaesthesia has proposed hi-tech solutions to deal with it. This review throws a light on practical and realistic approaches prior equipping the O.T. with sophisticated depth of anaesthesia monitors. This review includes information from literature on health technology assessment, Bi-spectral Index (BIS) and anaesthesia’s current practice. It also portrays Indian and UK anaesthesiologist’s perspectives on deployment of BIS and other similar modalities .It is expected that this article will help to save significant amount of overuse of healthcare resources in low resource settings by providing insight on ethical and economical aspects on use of such technology.