Auditory evoked response, median frequency and 95% spectral edge during anaesthesia with desflurane and nitrous oxide

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 282-285

  Sharpe, R M ^a   Nathwani, D ^b   Pal, S K ^a   Brunner, M D ^a   Thornton, C ^a   Dore C J ^a   Newton, D E F ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, depth; Anaesthetics, volatile, desflurane; Brain, evoked potentials; Monitoring, electroencephalography

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0031049999     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/78.3.282     Document Type: Article

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