scholarly journals A Pilot Study on Arousal Levels in Older Individuals after Sedated Endoscopy using the Bispectral Index System

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 193-199
Author(s):  
Ryota MATSUMOTO ◽  
Masae TSUTSUMI ◽  
Hiroshi NOGAKI ◽  
Hiromi SUENAGA
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Bispectral Index ◽  
Index System ◽  
Older Individuals

scholarly journals A Novel Educational Smartphone Application for Cognitively Healthy Seniors: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6601
Author(s):  
Blanka Klimova ◽  
Lukas Sanda
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Individual Needs ◽  
Instructional Manual

Modern technologies surround people every day, including seniors. The aim of this pilot study was to create a maximally user-friendly mobile application in order to meet older users’ individual needs. The research sample consisted of 13 older individuals at the age of 55+ years with a mean age of 67 years, living in the Czech Republic. The key assessment tools of this pilot study were the developed application and usability testing. The findings confirmed that the newly developed mobile application for teaching English met the needs of cognitively healthy seniors, and was acceptable and feasible. In addition, it indicated what technical (e.g., visual interface or easy navigation) and pedagogical (e.g., an instructional manual or adjusting to seniors’ learning pace or clear instructions) aspects should be strictly followed when designing such an educational smartphone application. In addition, the authors of this pilot study provide several implications for pedagogical practice. Further research should include more empirical studies aimed at the exploration of educational mobile applications for older generation groups with respect to meeting their individual needs in order to enhance their overall well-being. However, such studies are, nowadays, very rare.

Comparing Midazolam and Morphine as Premedication by Bispectral Index System

2000 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 626
Author(s):  
Sang Wook Shin ◽  
Kyoo Sub Chung ◽  
Inn Se Kim ◽  
Seong Wan Baik ◽  
Kyoung Hun Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bispectral Index ◽  
Index System

Initial bispectral index may identify patients who will awaken during therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest: A retrospective pilot study

Resuscitation ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 84 (6) ◽  
pp. 794-797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard R. Riker ◽  
Philip C. Stone ◽  
Teresa May ◽  
Barbara McCrum ◽  
Gilles L. Fraser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Therapeutic Hypothermia ◽  
Bispectral Index

scholarly journals BIS-Guided Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Orchiopexy and Circumcision in a Child with Severe Autism: A Case Report

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Selçuk Okur ◽  
Müge Arıkan ◽  
Gülşen Temel ◽  
Volkan Temel
Keyword(s):  
Bispectral Index ◽  
Index System ◽  
Anesthetic Management ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Total Intravenous Anesthesia ◽  
Intravenous Anesthesia ◽  
Anesthetic Agents ◽  
Postanesthetic Care Unit ◽  
Severe Autism

Autistic children are very difficult to manage in the hospital setting because they react badly to any change in routine. We describe a case of 10-year-old male patient with severe autism undergoing orchidopexy and circumcision. Following premedication, anesthesia was induced with remifentanil, propofol, atracurium, and maintained with total intravenous anesthesia (propofol and remifentanil). The Bispectral Index System was monitored for determination of the depth of anesthesia. After surgery, all infusions were discontinued. The patient was then transferred to the postanesthetic care unit. There were no adverse events observed during the anesthetic management. The patient was discharged from the hospital on the second postoperative day. Bispectral Index System-guided Total Intravenous Anesthesia can provide some advantages for patient with autism, such as hemodynamic stability, early and easy recovery, to facilitate faster discharge, to optimize the delivery of anesthetic agents, to minimize its adverse effects, and to maximize its safety.

Impact Of Footwear On Running Mechanics In Older Individuals: A Pilot Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 695
Author(s):  
Brianne Borgia ◽  
Kara N. Razak ◽  
Julia Freedman Silvernail
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Running Mechanics

Bispectral Index Monitoring:Validity and Utility in Pediatric Dentistry

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-369
Author(s):  
A Goyal ◽  
N Mittal ◽  
P Mittal ◽  
K Gauba
Keyword(s):  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Bispectral Index ◽  
Index System ◽  
Vital Sign ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Pediatric Dentistry ◽  
Sedation Level ◽  
Sedative Drugs ◽  
Do So

Reliable and safe provision of sedation and general anesthesia is dependent on continuous vigilance of patient’s sedation depth. Failure to do so may result in unintended oversedation or undersedation. It is a common practice to observe sedation depth by applying subjective sedation scales and in case of general anesthesia, practitioner is dependent on vital sign assessment. The Bispectral Index System (BIS) is a recently introduced objective, quantitative, easy to use, and free from observer bias, and clinically useful tool to assess sedation depth and it precludes the need to stimulate the patient to assess his sedation level. The present article is an attempt to orient the readers towards utility and validity of BIS for sedation and general anesthesia in pediatric dentistry. In this article, we attempt to make the readers understand the principle of BIS, its variation across sedation continuum, its validity across different age groups and for a variety of sedative drugs.

Homebound Older Individuals Living in the Community: A Pilot Study

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Sanders ◽  
Jan Miller Polgar ◽  
Marita Kloseck ◽  
Richard Crilly
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Older Individuals

scholarly journals A botanical demonstration of the potential of linking data using unique identifiers for people

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0261130
Author(s):  
Anton Güntsch ◽  
Quentin Groom ◽  
Marcus Ernst ◽  
Jörg Holetschek ◽  
Andreas Plank ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Index System ◽  
External Resources ◽  
Central Index ◽  
Natural History Collection ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
The Web

Natural history collection data available digitally on the web have so far only made limited use of the potential of semantic links among themselves and with cross-disciplinary resources. In a pilot study, botanical collections of the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF) have therefore begun to semantically annotate their collection data, starting with data on people, and to link them via a central index system. As a result, it is now possible to query data on collectors across different collections and automatically link them to a variety of external resources. The system is being continuously developed and is already in production use in an international collection portal.

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