Anaes Vivas · Day-case & ambulatory anaesthesia
Equipment viva — the target-controlled infusion (TIVA) pump
An equipment viva on the TIVA pump — the pharmacokinetic model, the effect-site targeting, the propofol for the induction and the maintenance, and the day-case advantages (the antiemetic, the rapid clear-headed recovery, the PONV-sparing).
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Prompt
A syringe pump set up for the propofol target-controlled infusion (the TIVA), with the Marsh or the Schnider model displayed. Describe its principle and its advantages in the day-case anaesthesia.
Stimulus
This is a syringe pump set up for the propofol target-controlled infusion (the TIVA), with the pharmacokinetic model displayed. Describe the principle and the advantages in the day-case anaesthesia.
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- [1]Swett BJ, et al. Comprehensive review of office-based anesthesia safety. Anesthesiology Clinics, 2026.PMID 42069399
- [42069400]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.