How useful is the bispectral index in the management of ICU patients?

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 248-251

  Ball, J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bispectral index; Critical care; Electroencephalography; Intensive care units

Indexed keywords

BISPECTRAL INDEX; BRAIN; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; REVIEW; SEDATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036547926     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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