Electromyographic activity falsely elevates the bispectral index

Anesthesiology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1485-1487

  Bruhn, Joergen ^a,c   Bouillon, Thomas W ^a   Shafer, Steven L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034096764     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200005000-00042     Document Type: Article

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