Do palliative care patients and relatives think it would be acceptable to use Bispectral index (BIS) technology to monitor palliative care patients’ levels of consciousness? A qualitative exploration with interviews and focus groups for the I-CAN-CARE research programme

Do palliative care patients and relatives think it would be acceptable to use Bispectral index (BIS) technology to monitor palliative care patients’ levels of consciousness? A qualitative exploration with interviews and focus groups for the I-CAN-CARE research programme

Abstract Background Bispectral index (BIS) monitoring uses electroencephalographic data as an indicator of patients’ consciousness level. This technology might be a useful adjunct to clinical observation when titrating sedative medications for palliative care patients. However, the use of BIS in pal...

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Main Authors: Anna-Maria Krooupa, Patrick Stone, Stephen McKeever, Kathy Seddon, Sarah Davis, Elizabeth L. Sampson, Adrian Tookman, Jonathan Martin, Vinnie Nambisan, Bella Vivat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Palliative care
Terminal care
Hospices
Consciousness monitors
Hypnotics and sedatives
Qualitative research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-00949-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-00949-w

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