Somatosensory evoked potential monitoring during cardiac surgery: An examination of brachial plexus dysfunction

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-191

  Seal, Douglas ^a   Balaton, John ^a   Coupland, Stuart G ^a   Eagle, Chris J ^a,b   MacAdams, Charles ^a   Kowalewski, Richard ^a   Bharadwaj, Baikunth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

anesthetic techniques; cardiovascular anesthesia; evoked potentials monitoring; general anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLTUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; PANCURONIUM; SUFENTANIL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRACTOR; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0030975378     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(97)90212-3     Document Type: Article

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