Bispectral Index and Propofol Induction: Beware of Inappropriate Conclusions

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In Response: Because of the ethical concerns, this study included patients between 28–55 years old and a physical status of ASA I and II. During anesthesia induction, dose titration was especially important in critically ill older patients. Dr. Sneyd is right about the dose of propofol. There was a mistype in Group I. It should be 2–2.5 mg · kg−1 instead of 2 mg · kg−1. The authors are very sorry for this error. The dose of propofol commonly used is the dose of Group I. There was no dose titration in this group. The authors compared three groups and think that this is necessary and useful in clinical usage. Dr. Sneyd criticized us because the difference between Groups II and III were not statistically different. It must be considered that the number of the patients in the groups was not very large (n = 20). According to our data, when the number of the patient is increased, the statistical differences may be significant. E. Gurses, MD H. Sungurtekin, MD E. Tomatir, MD H. Dogan, MD Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Pamukkale University Medical Faculty Denizli, Turkey [email protected].tr