Measuring Depth of Unconsciousness at the End of Life Using Bispectral Index (BIS) (BISSOPS)

Ghent University Hospital (UZ)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Loss of Consciousness at End of Life

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01768416

2012/895

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to use the BIS monitor to assess the degree of consciousness in pre-terminal palliative patients admitted to our palliative care unit and to ascertain if this tool provides a more accurate assessment of consciousness in this specific group of patients than clinical observation of consciousness and the use of sedation scales.

We hypothesize that the measured BIS results provide a more accurate assessment of the patient's level of consciousness than routine clinical observation or the use of sedation scales.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pre-terminal palliative patients with a life expectancy of 72 hours or less at the start of the observation.

Exclusion criteria

• lack of consent of patient or representative