18. Misc Monitors Flashcards
febrile
> 38C
hypothermia
<36C
room temp
23C
OR recommended temp
20-24C
temp monitoring sites
blood from PAC
esophageal
rectal
nasal
bladder
skin/axillary
most accurate estimate of core temp
blood from PAC
most consistently reliable estimate of core temp
esophageal
nasal temp is ______ than esophageal
less accurate
when is bladder temp reliable
with adequate urine output
not accurate reflections of core temp
skin
axillary
reasons for temp loss
redistribution (vasodilation)
IV fluids
blood products
VA
radiation/evap/convection/conduction
1 reason a pt gets cold in GA/Spinal/Epidural
vasodilation causes temp redistribution
how much heat do you lose in the first 60 mins of anesthesia?
1.6C
radiation heat loss
60%
evaporation heat loss
20%
convection heat loss
15%
conduction heat loss
5%
hypothermia CV effects
bleeding
decr SV
bradycardia
arrythmia
incr blood viscosity
hypothermia metabolic effects
decr drug metabolism
delayed emergence
decr wound healing
shivering
hypothermia resp effects
respiratory depression
left shift
hypothermia neurologic effects
decr CBF
incr cerebral vascular resistance
hypthothermia renal effect
decr GFR
impaired renal function
for every _____ drop in temp, CBF decreases _____
for ever 1 C drop in temp, CBF decreases 5-7%
how much does shivering incr O2 consumption
5X
when is shivering more likely
lower intraop temp
longer sx
higher [VA]
shivering treatment
warm pt
demerol (25mg)
esophageal stethoscope purposes
measure temp
listen to heart/lung sounds
precordial stethoscope
popular in peds
constant lung sounds
goal for urine output
0.5-1 mL/kg/hr
TEE estimates
EF
CO
heart valve patency
pulmonary artery pressure
which monitor is the best for diagnosisng venous air embolism
TEE
BIS sedation
65-85
BIS GA
40-65
BIS oversedation
<40
clinical uses for BIS
TIVA
“sick” pts who do not tolerate normal dosing
prevent anesthetic overdose
is BIS useful to prevent awareness?
no
high BIS during emergence
faster emergence
lower BIS during emergence
slower emergence
BIS monitoring is shown to
decr time to extubation
decr PACU/hospital stay length
decr PONV
decr porpofol use
does nitrous affect the BIS
no
does ketamine affect the BIS
can increase
rainbow SpHb probe pulse wavefortm
SVV
SVV represented by
PVi
PVi value that indicates hypovolemia
> 14
rainbow SpHb measures
SVV
[hb]
SpO2 / pulse rate
SpOC (CaO2)
Pi (perfusion index)
weak perfusion index (weak pulse)
Pi = 0.02%
strong pulse perfusion index
Pi = 20%
Pi can be affected by
temp
tighness of sensor
when is SpO2 unreliable
Pi < 0.4%
sedline give us
brain wave spectrogram (DSA)
spectral edge frequency (SEFL and SEFR)
patient state index (PSI)
brain wave spectrgram frequency bands
alpha
beta
delta
theta
alpha
8-12 hz
green
beta
13-30hz
blue
delta
0.5-4hz
theta
4-8hz
beta waves are produced
middle of deep thinking
alpha waves relate to
creativity
daydreaming
when are delta/theta waves found
deep sleep
specral edge frequency monitor indication
white line in spectrogram
what does the SEF tell us
95% of pts brain wave activity is BELOW that frequency
goal SEF for GA
mid-teens and LOWER
which monitor is the PSI similar to?
the BIS
recommended range for PSI for GA
25-50
PSI > 50
pt is too light
what falsely elevates PSI number
EMG (muscle movement)
artifact (Cautery)
PSI high
no artifact
no EMG
pt is light
PSI high
artifact or emg present
pt may or may not be light
what doe vertical white lines indicate
artifact
what do vertical black lines indicate
periods of burst suppression
(pt is very deep)
what might you see in a pt with several periods of burst suppression:
several vertical black lines on DSA
suppression ration increase
PSI decrease
how much is the PSI delayed
20-40s
how much is SEF delayed
it is not delayed
is SEF affected by articat/muscle activity?
no
cerebral oximeter
give O2 saturation number in cerebral vessels
rSO2
cerebral oximeter uses what technology
near-IR spectroscopy (NIRS)
cerebral oximetry is an indicator of
cerebral perfusion
what indicates low cerebral perfusion
low rSO2 value
clinical use for cerebral oximetry
beach chair/sitting
heart surgery
when should you be concerned with rSO2 levels?
rSO2 < 50%
20%+ drop from baseline rSO2
>30% difference between L and R hemispheres
which rSO2 values are associated with poor neurologic outcomes
<45% absolute
>25% declines
what decreases rSO2
decr CBF
hypotension
hyperventilation (low CO2)
hypoxemia (decr SaO2)
anemai
mechanical distrubances
michancial distubracnes that decr rSO2
vascular occlution/compression
embolic events
clamping
dissection
how to incr cerebral SpO2
incr FiO2
incr cerebral perfusion pressure (incr MAP / decr ICP)
incr EtCO2
incr hematocrit
hypothermia (dec metabolism)
check head/neck positioning
NTG (decr MAP)
how to decr ICP
mannitor
lumbar drain
masimo cerebral oximeter measures
current rSO2 (blue)
baseline rSO2 (green)
change in rSO2 (red)
left oximeter probee slot
1
right oximeter probe slot
2
when do you set baseline for cerebral oximeter
before preoxygenation
evoked potentials alert sx to
nerve ischemia or damage
amplitude
wave height
latency
time form onset to peak
nerve damage/ischemis
decr amplitude
incr latency
anesthetics
decr amplitude
incr latency
what can the AA do if the evoke potential change intraooperatively not related to nerve damage?
incr BP
Evoked potentials: VA
decr amplitdue
incr latency
evoke potentials: N2O
decr amplitude
no change latency
EP: Propofol
decr amplitude
incr latency
EP: versed
decr amplitude
no change latency
EP: ketamine
incr amplitude
incr latency
EP: etomidate
incr amplitude
incr latency
which drugs incr amplitude of EP
ketamine
etomidate
whcih drugs incr latency of EP
VA
propofol
ketamine
etomidate
which durgs have not change to latency
nitrous
versed
types of EP
SSEP
MEP
BAEP
VEP
SSEP monitor
sensory nerves
SSEPs travel through
dorsal/posterior pathways
what can be dosed during SSEPs
muscle relaxants
(no impact to sensory)
MEPs stimulate
motor nerve
MEPs travel through
anterior/lateral pathways
MEPs are ________ sensitive to VA than SSEPs
more sensitve
can you use MR with MEPs
no
BAEPs measure
vestibulocholear nerve (VIII)
which evoked potential are least effected by anesthetics
BAEPs
VEPs measure
optic nerve integrity
which evoke potential are most affected by anesthetics
VEP
EP anesthetic management
<0.5 MAC
constant anesthetic level
avoid MR for MEPs
supplement VA w/
propofol
narcotic drips
propofol has a _______ effect on EP if it is infused
propofol has a _______ effect of EP if it is bolused
lower effect for infusion
higher effect for bolus