Increasing isoflurane concentration may cause paradoxical increases in the EEG bispectral index in surgical patients

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-37

  Detsch, O ^a   Schneider, G ^a   Kochs, E ^a   Hapfelmeier, G ^a   Werner, C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, depth; Anaesthetic techniques, inhalation; Anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane; Monitoring, bispectral index; Monitoring, electroencephalography

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; SUFENTANIL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033988636     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bja.a013378     Document Type: Article

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