EEG-Guided Sedation in ERCP Procedures

Patients undergoing ERCP have a wide range from patients with poor general condition and septicaemia findings to outpatients who come as day patients without any other additional disease. Rapid deterioration in vital signs may be encountered especially during sedation. In this patient group, it is important to titrate the anaesthetic agent at appropriate doses and to adjust the dose according to the patient. The aim of the study is to optimise the level of sedation using 4-channel electroencephalography (EEG) in these patients, thus providing balanced anaesthesia and rapid recovery in this already challenging patient group.