EFFECTIVENESS OF BISPECTRAL INDEX (BIS) MONITORING ON POSTOPERATIVE RECOVERY AND SEVOFLURANE CONSUMPTION AMONG MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENTS UNDERGOING LAPAROSCOPIC BARIATRIC SURGERY

Abstract

Introduction: In India, obesity rates are rising, posing significant challenges for anesthesiologists 
managing morbidly obese patients. Due to differences in how these patients process drugs, dosing 
anesthetic medications can be complicated compared to those with normal BMI. Achieving early 
and smooth postoperative recovery in morbidly obese patients is a significant challenge for 
anesthesiologists. Titrating the administration of inhaled anesthetics like sevoflurane using 
bispectral index (BIS) monitoring may be beneficial in these patients to speed up emergence and 
reduce anesthetic consumption. This study aims to determine if BIS-guided titration of sevoflurane 
can shorten recovery time and decrease sevoflurane usage while maintaining adequate anesthesia 
in morbidly obese patients undergoing surgery.