Narcotrend Versus Bispectral Index Monitoring During Sufentanil-Midazolam Anesthesia for Bronchoscopy

This study was aimed to determine whether narcotrend monitoring was better than bispectral index monitoring during sufentanil-midazolam anesthesia for bronchoscopy under conscious sedation. Patients were randomised to receive Narcotrend, Bispectral Index(BIS) monitoring or without monitoring. Midazolam was given by non-anaesthetist physicians to achieve moderate levels of sedation as assessed by the narcotrend index (NI; B and C) or bispectral index (BIS; between 70 and 85) or according to patient's tolerance assessed by physician . The primary end-point was dosage of midazolam. Other end-points included adverse events, patient tolerance and physician satisfaction.