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. 2019 Mar;63(3):225–230. doi: 10.4103/ija.IJA_693_18

Table 2.

Comparison of intraoperative end-tidal desflurane concentration and BIS during three phases of live-donor liver transplant

Baseline Dissection phase (DP) % Anhepatic phase (AP) % Neohepatic phase (NP) % P
DP v/s AP DP v/s NP AP v/s NP Overall
Overall (n=40) Et-Des - 2.92±0.65 2.68±0.85 2.58±0.71 0.049 0.005 0.93 0.87
BIS 96.20±1.71 51.10±5.95 45.01±4.39 45.73±4.10 0.001 0.001 0.52 0.001
MELD <20 (n=24) Et-Des - 3.11±0.49 2.96±0.76 2.72±0.57 0.54 0.004 0.28 0.24
BIS 95.85±1.69 50.54±3.86 45.09±3.94 45.93±3.67 0.001 0.001 0.78 0.005
MELD ≥20 (n=16) Et-Des - 2.58±0.77 2.17±0.79 2.32±0.87 0.13 0.74 0.74 0.05
BIS 96.86±1.61 52.14±8.70 44.86±5.30 45.37±3.93 0.008 0.02 >0.99 0.001

MELD – Model for End -stage Liver Disease; Et-Des – End-tidal desflurane concentration, Values expressed as mean±S.D, P<0.05 significant