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BIS guide for clinicians

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AVOIDING AWARENESS ALGORITHM<br />

Preoperative Patient Assessment<br />

Previous episode of awareness<br />

Anticipated tolerance to opioids or sedatives<br />

Known or anticipated difficult airway<br />

Known or anticipated hemodynamic instability<br />

Surgical procedure with increased risk <strong>for</strong><br />

awareness<br />

Anesthesia Management Plans<br />

Muscle relaxant use during maintenance phase<br />

Reduced anesthetic doses during paralysis<br />

Total intravenous anesthesia<br />

Nitrous oxide-opioid anesthesia<br />

Does Patient<br />

Have<br />

Risk Factors<br />

For<br />

Awareness?<br />

In<strong>for</strong>m patient of possibility<br />

of awareness<br />

YES<br />

Consider prophylactic<br />

administration of benzodiazepine<br />

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