Publications by authors named "Muhoza Bertrand Geoffrey"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Pain Threshold Index (PTI) in predicting postoperative pain in children aged 2-16 after surgery.
- Results showed that while PTI performed slightly better than other metrics (like heart rate and mean arterial pressure), its standalone predictive ability was limited.
- Combining PTI with factors such as gender and age improved its accuracy, particularly in older children (ages 9-16), indicating that PTI alone is not reliable for pain prediction in younger patients.
Purpose: Explore the median effective dose of ciprofol for inducing loss of consciousness in elderly patients and investigate how frailty influences the ED of ciprofol in elderly patients.
Patients And Methods: A total of 26 non-frail patients and 28 frail patients aged 65-78 years, with BMI ranging from 15 to 28 kg/m, and classified as ASA grade II or III were selected. Patients were divided into two groups according to frailty: non-frail patients (CFS<4), frail patients (CFS≥4).