Effect of nitrous oxide on spectral entropy during sevoflurane anaesthesia at an altitude of 1 400 metres

S Spijkerman, FJ Smith, PJ Becker

Abstract


Introduction

Spectral entropy is a monitor of the level of anaesthesia. No change in entropy was recorded with N2O alone, despite a loss of consciousness, but entropy decreased when N2O was added to sevoflurane.


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