Clinical trial data and routine use in 2.5 million clinical cases have shown that patient monitoring with
BIS technology results, very simply, in better care. BIS technology provides a new tool for intraoperative
patient assessment and new information that can have a substantial impact on the way that anesthesia
providers manage their patients.
Patient Noreen Kelly's experience is illustrative. Noreen has undergone several surgeries in recent years,
and after each one endured debilitating side effects from anesthesia requiring extended hospitalization.
Highly sensitive to anesthetic medications, Noreen's experience exemplifies the variability in response to
drug dosing that is seen among patients.
During her most recent surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, Noreen was monitored with BIS
technology. Her anesthesiologist was able to minimize the anesthetic dose while ensuring adequate
sedation and pain control. For the first time, Noreen woke almost immediately after her surgery without
symptoms of nausea, vomiting, or grogginess.
Extensive scientific trials and day-to-day experience in the operating room have proven the clinical value of
BIS technology, but it is Noreen and patients like her that motivate all of us at Aspect. Ultimately, it is the
benefits that BIS monitoring delivers to patients that will drive our future success.
Leading anesthesia providers around the world now utilize BIS technology because it provides them with
new information that allows them to better address the concerns of patients like Noreen - with greater
confidence, precision, and safety.
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