Reduction of Bispectral Index Value Associated with Clinically Significant Cerebral Air Embolism

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 82-84

  Kin, Nobuhide ^a   Konstadt, Steven N ^b   Sato, Kanako ^a   Hanaoka, Kazuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Air embolism; Bispectral index; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Cerebral ischemia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BISPECTRAL INDEX; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 1242342660     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2003.10.019     Document Type: Article

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