Neuromonitoring and anaesthesia in spinal surgery;Neuromonitorage et anesthesie dans la chirurgie du rachis

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 299-320

  Laureau, E ^a   Marciniak, B ^b   Hebrard, A ^b   Herbaux, B ^b   Guieu, J D ^b  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Motor evoked potentials; Neuromonitoring; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; SPINE SURGERY; ANESTHESIA; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; SPINE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; SPINAL CORD; SPINE;

EID: 0032167778     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0987-7053(98)80002-6     Document Type: Article

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