Anaes Vivas · Intravenous induction agents
Equipment viva — the target-controlled infusion pump
An equipment viva on the TCI pump — the principle (a pump that delivers to a predicted concentration computed from a population pharmacokinetic model), the Marsh and Eleveld models, the effect-site target, and the role of depth monitoring.
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Prompt
A target-controlled infusion (TCI) pump set to deliver propofol to a target plasma (or effect-site) concentration, with the patient's age, weight and height entered.
Stimulus
A target-controlled infusion pump loaded with propofol, programmed with the patient's age, weight and height and a target concentration. Describe how it works, the models it uses, and the role of depth-of-anaesthesia monitoring alongside it.
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- [1]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.