ANAESTHESIE MONITORING

Detection of chemicals used in anaesthetics

In human breath signals of chemicals used in anaesthetics are detectable directly. E.g. propofol could be determined and quantified in human breath. Direct correlations were found between the concentration values in breath and such in blood.

 

Additional Information:
  • Kreuder, A.-E., Buchinger, H., Kreuer, S., Volk, Th, Maddula, S., Baumbach, J.I., Characterization of Propofol in human breath - Int. J. Ion Mobility Spectrom. 14 (2011).
  • Kreuder, A.-E., Analysis of exhaled breath for on-line monitoring of anesthetized patients using ion mobility spectrometry. - Universität des Saarlandes (2011)
  • Perl, T., Carstens, E. T. H., Hirn, A., Quintel, M., Baumbach, J. I., Nolte, J., Jünger, M. & Vautz, W. Propofol in der Atemluft - MCC-Ionen Mobilitäts Spektrometrie Propofol in expired air using MCC-Ion Mobility Spectrometry. Biomedizinische Technik 55, doi:DOI 10.1515/BMT.2010.533 (2010).
  • Perl, T., Carstens, E., Hirn, A., Quintel, M., Vautz, W., Nolte, J. & Junger, M. Determination of serum propofol concentrations by breath analysis using ion mobility spectrometry. British Journal of Anaesthesia 103, 822-827, doi:10.1093/bja/aep312 (2009).