Anaesthesia and PCA

More effectiveness under pressure 
Medical professionals need solutions they can rely on - each and every time - enabling them to carry out their duties more efficiently and effectively; and importantly, preventing costly errors and improving patient safety.

Moving to intravenous anaesthesia 
Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA) is both patient and personnel friendly. It has also proved to be more economical and environmentally better, as well as having a positive effect on hospital productivity.

The logical new approach 
Target Controlled Infusion (TCI) is the logical next step in the development of improved administration techniques for intravenous anaesthesia. Based on recognised models, target controlled systems offer accurate predictions of the blood concentration at any time, allowing:

• Optimisation of the dose
• And limiting potential over or under-dosing

TCI is based on an understanding of the agent’s pharmacokinetic properties, calculating the dose required by estimating the concentration of anaesthetic in the blood stream:

• More predictive than TIVA as every individual eliminates the drug at different rates
• No single blood concentration of an intravenous anaesthetic agent, resulting in satisfactory anaesthesia for all patients and all surgical conditions

BD maximises the benefits of TCI, bringing together the highest level of product quality.