Use of somatosensory evoked potentials to detect peripheral ischemia and potential injury resulting injury resulting from positioning of the surgical patient: Case reports and discussion

Spine Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 360-362

  Jones, Stanley C ^a   Fernau, Ronald ^a   Woeltjen, Bonnie Lane ^a  

^a Spine Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Early detection of peripheral ischemia and nerve compression; SSEP

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTRODE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LAMINECTOMY; LEG; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIPHERAL ISCHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; VASCULAR DISEASE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ISCHEMIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; ORTHOPEDICS;

EID: 2342433422     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2003.08.023     Document Type: Article

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